[Fmpro] New British Royalty

Thu Apr 5 18:28:34 GMT 2007

Hi Pete,

Glad to see you have air in the tyres !

PLEASE NOTE........ PRS does not use the word rate,
they use the word VALUE... a whole different deal.

See below

Les

Reply-To: mail at composersforafairdeal.com

Dear Composer

The PRS board are proposing to slash broadcast
royalites by
50% for any music broadcast between midnight and 6pm.
Composers whose work is used between 6pm and Midnight
will
be rewarded with double royalties. We believe this is
incredibly unfair and will seriously harm the income
of the
vast majority of composers and publishers.

If you feel strongly about this issue and are
concerned that
your income will be affected (it almost certainly
will) a
website has been set up that allows you to voice your
concern and let the board of PRS know how the majority
of
members feel about these proposals.

**************************************

http://www.composersforafairdeal.com

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We also STRONGLY urge you to address your concerns to
PRS
directly.

Mr Ellis Rich
The Performing Rights Society
29-33 Berners Street
London W1T 3AB

And make your feelings known to the PRS Board at the
following emails:

The Alliance managing director:  
Steve Porter ( steve.porter at mcps-prs-alliance.co.uk )

The publisher board members are:

Ellis Rich ( International Music Network -
erich at independentmusicgroup.com ),
Andrew King ( Mute Song - andrew at mutehq.co.uk ),
Catherine Bell ( Chrysalis -
catherine.bell at chrysalis.com ),
William Booth ( EMI - abooth at emimusicpub.com ),
Chris Butler ( Novello/Music Sales -
chris.butler at musicsales.co.uk ),
Paul Curran ( BMG - paul.curran at bmg.com ),
Jane Dyball ( Warner Chappell -
jane.dyball at warnerchappell.com ),
Nigel Elderton ( Peermusic - peermusic at peermusic.com
),
Andy Heath ( Heatwave - andyheath at beggars.com ),
Stuart Hornall ( Hornall Brothers - stuart at hobro.co.uk
),
Richard King ( Faber - information at fabermusic.com )

The composer board members are:

David Bedford ( dvbmus at aol.com),
Peter Callander ( Callandermusic at aol.com),
Lynsey De Paul ( lynsey.depaul at mcps-prs-alliance.co.uk
),
David Ferguson ( david at britishacademy.com ),
Guy Fletcher ( guy at mcsmusic.com ),
Nicky Graham ( nick.graham at mcps-prs-alliance.co.uk ),
Professor Edward Gregson (
Edward.gregson at mcps-prs-alliance.co.uk ),
www.edwardgregson.com < http://www.edwardgregson.com >

Mitch Murray ( mitch.murray at mcps-prs-alliance.co.uk ),
Andrew Neve ( andrew.neve at mcps-prs-alliance.co.uk ),
Francis Shaw ( francis at francis-shaw.com ),
Nigel Beaham-Powell  Deputy Chairman (Writer) (
nigel at ddmp.demon.co.uk )

--- Pete <musical411 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> It's the same amount of money paid out, only it's
> just
> being distributed differently. Since we both do
> library music, I'm pretty confident that our music
> will be pretty much evenly distributed throughout
> the
> day and night programs. Unless there is something
> about UK TV that I'm not aware of.
> 
> According to Mark's article, the reason they are
> doing
> this is because there is music (audio-only) being
> played overnight during non-programing hours. They
> feel this music doesn't deserve the same rate as
> music
> playing during programs (the stuff we do). Assuming
> they aren't playing library music in these
> non-program
> hours, I would think we might even see an increase
> in
> royalties since less is being paid to this
> overnight-non-program-music.
> 
> Wheels still on, just a little wobbly,
> P e t e
> S u r d o v a l
> 
> --- Les Hurdle <leshurdle101 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I think the wheels on your wagon have com off ;-)
> > 
> > Pete,
> > 
> > There is no way the changes at PRS will whitewash.
> > 
> > L
> >  
> > --- Pete <musical411 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > Same planet, different bandwagon. ;-)
> > > 
> > > Pete
> > > 
> > > --- Les Hurdle <leshurdle101 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Pete are you really on this planet ;-)?
> > > > 
> > > > les
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > --- Pete <musical411 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > Or, you'll get an increase in income if your
> > > music
> > > > > is
> > > > > played during the 6pm to midnight slot. Or,
> it
> > > > will
> > > > > average out if you have an equal amount of
> > music
> > > > > playing in both slots.
> > > > > 
> > > > > P e t e
> > > > > S u r d o v a l
> > > > > 
> > > > > --- Les Hurdle <leshurdle101 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > > > > > They have decided to pay music on air from
> > > > > midnight
> > > > > > until 6.00PM at 1/2 the rate of music on
> air
> > > > from
> > > > > > 6.00Pm to midnight.... if you have music
> on
> > > air
> > > > > > during
> > > > > > the day over there, in the not too distant
> > > > future,
> > > > > > you
> > > > > > will see a decrease in income
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >  
> > >
> >
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