[Fmpro] Writers and Publishers

[leshurdle]

I think Doug,

What this indicates is a lack of education at ASCAP.

As far as I know GEMA is 60/40, SACEM  66.666/33.333 in favour of the  
composer, BY LAW**.
Why wouldn't ASCAP people know this?

More to the point, if the o/s PRO has paid the composer an e.g. 60%  
share, what right does any other PRO have to take it away?

Best

Les

** I'll check on this since I only have decades of hearsay to go by.

On Aug 1, 2007, at 10:20 AM, Mark Northam wrote:

>> Splits: The split of royalties between composers and publishers is  
>> a matter
>> of contract, not law. The general rule is for publishers and  
>> composers to
>> each receive half of the mechanical, synch and performance royalties.
>
> Apparently not in the eyes of some of the major music libraries  
> that refuse
> to share the sync royalties with composers... They see the payment  
> of the
> up-front fee (which actually is purchasing the copyright) as  
> justification
> to keep 100% of the sync fees.