[Fmpro] Prime movers PLease do not ignore

Wed Apr 11 14:40:05 GMT 2007

The real problem Pete is that most CEO's wouldn't know
where to lick the stamp, or even if the stamp required
licking at all !

There is a very crude joke about bodily functions,
where all organs of the body claim they are the prime
' overs'.

The butt closes and wins the day.

In our little world of global vastness, it is not the
PRO CEO, the 'BEST' composer/songwriter or the 3.00am
chord guy who choses what to air.
At the end of the day it is the public who decide what
to watch.

A very interesting war is going on right now;
Dancing with the stars
American idol
House

Sim time slots, very different music......... which is
worth more?

Most folks I know are sick to death of reality shows
so don't watch 'Idol' and those same folks aren't
dancers, so quite a large number either have dinner
during this 'prime' slot or watch 'House'... yet House
has a few songs creeping into it.

The real bottom line surely is this.

>>IF<< [as many have heard] HOYT maintains he pays at
1-1 in the USA, and so far PRS has failed misrebaly to
provide any data re the new proposed changes........ 
then who [staff that is] has the right to judge the
value of another?

The EU will shed some intersting light in the next few
years when PRO's will be forced to compete for
members......... heads will roll, and with luck we
might see a chain reaction over here.

L

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

> 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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