[Fmpro] PLease do not ignore

[Tracey Larvenz]

I believe the 505 is 50% without the benefit of a shift key.

On 4/10/07, James Ryan <jeryan at optonline.net> wrote:
>
> I'm talking UK.  Although CNBC's main broadcast center is in the USA, they
> also broadcast out of the UK for Europe, Singapore for Asia, and a bunch
> of
> other places worldwide.  PRS is collecting for me in all but the
> USA.  That
> is my money we're talking about, but what is the 505 you mention?
>
> I received this email from PRS:
>
> "Music on TV - Changes to PRS distribution policy from July
>
>     From July, we¹re changing the way our TV distribution policy works.
>     We are introducing a new prime-time weighting for broadcasts of
>     music on TV between the hours of 1800 and 2359. The per minute
>     cash value of your music on TV has been falling over the last few
> years
>     due to increased music usage. This new policy is being phased in over
>     the next three years to prevent the overall value of your music
> falling
> further.²
>
> Not sure how they figure they¹re preventing the overall value of my music
> from falling.  They¹re in fact precipitating the fall.
>
> James
>
>
> On 4/10/07 6:49 PM, "Les Hurdle" <leshurdle101 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Are we talking UK or USA?
> >
> > It's the UK who want to reduce YOUR money by 505 !
> >
> > L
> >
> >
> > --- James Ryan <jeryan at optonline.net> wrote:
> >
> >> They're also dead wrong in the case of financial
> >> programs like CNBC and
> >> Bloomberg, whose prime audiences are daytime viewers
> >> keeping track of the
> >> stock market.  I know for a fact that CNBC's
> >> viewership drops off
> >> drastically shortly after the stock market closes at
> >> 4PM (got a view of the
> >> Neilsons), and their evening and weekend viewership
> >> is a fraction of their
> >> daytime viewership.  Converting this type of program
> >> to a "prime time" boost
> >> would be rewarding shows that have very light
> >> Neilsons, and punishing the
> >> shows that have vast international viewership during
> >> the DAY.
> >>
> >> James
> >>
> >>
> >> On 4/10/07 5:54 PM, "Mark Northam"
> >> <mnortham at gmdgroup.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I see no reason why not to, if your music is or
> >> ever will be aired in the UK
> >>> and you have an interest in your own royalty
> >> income.
> >>>
> >>> I for one and getting sick and tired of the PROs
> >> positioning themselves as
> >>> omnipotent authorities when it comes to the value
> >> of music. These kinds of
> >>> arbitrary rate changes, not to mention the HUGE
> >> rate differences between
> >>> score and song arbitrarily assigned by the US PROs
> >> at the behest of the
> >>> songwriters and their publishers, are nothing more
> >> than politically
> >>> motivated money-grabs.
> >>>
> >>> And it's OUR (score compsoers') money they're
> >> grabbing.
> >>>
> >>> Best,
> >>>
> >>> Mark Northam
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 4/10/07 2:46 PM, "Sean Jackson"
> >> <sean at shunkydave.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> So are you saying we should ALL respond to this
> >> petition?
> >>>>
> >>>> --Sean
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Mark Northam wrote:
> >>>>> Hi All -
> >>>>>
> >>>>> It doesn't matter if you're a PRS member or not!
> >> If your music is or will be
> >>>>> (or may be!) played in England, regardless of
> >> your own nationality, you will
> >>>>> be affected by these royalty rate cuts.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Best,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Mark Northam
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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