[Fmpro] CBS Sunday Morning

[BVMedia-A d r i e l]

Eeer it's uke. There's a returning uke scene as well as steel guitar (my
instrument). This guy is at the top of the uke community.

-A


> From: Pete <musical411 at yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: "fmpro at nxport.com" <fmpro at nxport.com>
> Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:45:32 -0700 (PDT)
> To: "fmpro at nxport.com" <fmpro at nxport.com>
> Subject: Re: [Fmpro] CBS Sunday Morning
> 
> Check out...
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9mEKMz2Pvo
> 
> Somehow, I feel the world is a better place having
> this video than not having it. It's just a shame with
> all his talent he hasn't made enough money to buy a
> bigger guitar by now.
> 
> That's not to say that we shouldn't be compensated for
> our creative contributions to a successful business
> model.
> 
> P e t e 
> S u r d o v a l
> 
> --- Mark Northam <mark at gmdgroup.com> wrote:
> 
>> If YouTube is considered streaming, ASCAP/BMI/SESAC
>> should be screaming
>> about it. Instead, silence. Let the publishers and
>> the labels make the
>> deals, I suppose, is the thinking.
>> 
>> Why aren't the PRO's way out in front of this stuff?
>>  Why aren't we seeing
>> news stories about how the PROs are protecting their
>> members and demanding
>> that all these streaming services either pay a
>> download or face lawsuits?
>> Instead, we hear about some minor nightclub owner
>> facing the wrath of ASCAP
>> over a few Bob Marley song and watch ASCAP spend
>> what must be 100s of
>> thousands of dollars to prove that music with live
>> vocals (Peter Myers') is
>> not actually a vocal performance. One must wonder
>> who is setting the
>> priorities down at ASCAP, and that falls directly on
>> the shoulders of Senior
>> Mgmt and the Board of Directors.
>> 
>> Compared to the losses to writers from
>> downloads/streaming, no performance
>> royalties for movie theatres, the nightclub stuff is
>> truly insignificant.
>> 
>> My guess: the publishers run the PROs, and if the
>> publishers want to make a
>> special deal, they'll make sure the PROs remain
>> waiting in the wings. If a
>> cause doesn't serve the interests of the publishers,
>> the PROs sit on their
>> hands. Amazing. Only underscores the need for NEW
>> board members at ASCAP to
>> start doing something other than the publishers'
>> bidding.
>> 
>> Best,
>> 
>> Mark Northam
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 10/15/06 3:02 PM, "Les Hurdle"
>> <leshurdle101 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> Don't know how many of you good folk get up early
>> on a Sunday morning,
>>> but for me the prog.  'Sunday Morning' today was
>> of interest.
>>> 
>>> So, Google buys YOUTUBE for about $1.6B.
>>> Glossed over was the fact CBS, Sony, BMG have
>> worked out licensing
>>> deals with 'YOUTUBE".. why only mention those
>> three???
>>> 
>>> Seriously, how will you be paid for the movie clip
>> or tv show with your
>>> music in it, how about the song?
>>> Is YOUTUBE a broadcast, a stream, a download, a
>> hybrid right..........
>>> something new?
>>> 
>>> How will that expensive Watermark, Mediaguide,
>> Shazam process work for
>>> you [snigger]?
>>> 
>>> Just suppose YOUTUBE is to be the way of the
>> future, allegedly one of
>>> the vids has been downloaded [they used the D
>> word] 30 million times,
>>> hmmmmm they know this, does you PRO know, your
>> publisher?
>>> 
>>> Who will tell CBS et al the music they licensed
>> was yours?????
>>> 
>>> How will CBS et al know who to pay out of the
>> license money they
>>> receive?
>>> 
>>> How about in your neck of the woods, not just the
>> USA?
>>> 
>>> I am I getting this all wrong, as some political
>> folk on this list
>>> accused me of 10 years ago re downloads and
>> publishers who cream off
>>> the mechanical royalty..............  watch out
>> for those rosy WFH
>>> deals !!!
>>> 
>>> LesH
> 
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