[Fmpro] PLease do not ignore

[Pete]

WARNING: The following has been exaggerated slightly
for humorous effect.

Or, maybe PRS said


In order to reward those whose music is being used on
the most profitable shows, we’ve increased their
payment. Yes, just like in the real world where
achievements for the company are rewarded by an
increase in salary. We realize this will piss off Dave
in the mailroom who believes his contribution to the
company is worth as much as the CEO. Sorry Dave, it’s
nothing personal.

Maybe one day Dave will realize that by encouraging
those who make more money for the company, we’re
actually saving his job from extinction. Without the
big-earners, our little company would go under like
Anna Nicole on a prescription drug binge.

Maybe PRS is actually thinking of the companies
long-term survival over pleasing the guy who has a
chord arpeggio played during the 3am weather report.

Maybe.

P.S. I’m the guy with the chord-arpeggio during the
3am weather report.

P e t e
S u r d o v a l


--- Mark Northam <mnortham at gmdgroup.com> wrote:

> Maybe this was the unedited version from our friends
> in the UK...
> 
> "The per minute cash value of your music on TV has
> been falling over the
> lasts few years because we've been unable and/or
> unwilling to collect higher
> license fees since there is now more music on TV.
> Rather than do our jobs
> and preserve or increase the value of the music we
> license, we'd rather keep
> our own salaries growing higher while allowing the
> value paid for our music
> to fall. 
> 
> This new policy is being phased in over the next
> three years to prevent
> members from noticing the arbitrary screwing around
> we've now decided to do
> to the "value" of music, introducing new layers of
> political "weightings"
> into an already confusing process in order to reward
> those who WE feel have
> the most "valuable" music.
> 
> Finally, we've taken a cue from our friends at the
> US PROs. Please take note
> of those outspoken industry critics we need to
> discredit in order to
> maintain the "true value" of our rules and our
> music.  Anyone who speaks out
> against the "societies" is an enemy of performance
> royalties, songwriters
> and composers and should be treated as such."
> PRS (Performers who are Royally Screwed)...
> 
> In good fun, of course :-)
> 
> Best.
> 
> Mark Northam
> 
> 
> On 4/11/07 12:13 AM, "Jim Chase"
> <jchase at billyhalemusic.com> wrote:
> 
> > I am not ignoring this, I just wish I could get
> another job!
> > 
> > "The per minute cash value of your music on TV has
> been falling over the
> > last few years due to increased music usage."
> > I can think of a couple reasons better than
> "increased usage" for my income to
> > fail.
> > 
> > "This new policy is being phased in over the next
> three years to prevent
> > the overall value of your music falling further."
> > Falling? Falling further than WHAT!?!  twenty
> percent?  Surely I could
> > be working at WalMart, and earning a higher wage.
> > 
> > I'm not ...and don't call me Shirley.
> > rjchase
> > 
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