[Fmpro] Euro splits

[leshurdle]

Hi Michael

You may have noticed recently MCPS in the UK followed the PRS lead by  
changing the 'rules' re what a license is worth based on [apparently]  
time of day.
Interesting since they do not know when the usage will be shown  
overseas !!!

Is the performing right also 50/50 at SABAM and what happens when YOU  
are paid 60/40 or 66/33 in the local country as per their rules [GEMA/ 
SACEM etc]........ do you get that same split from SABAM?

BTW..... what happens to performers right income in Belgium?

Best

Les

On Aug 2, 2007, at 6:10 AM, Michael Leahy wrote:

> I'm a member of Sabam (Belgium), the default split is 50/50 and  
> anything
> else can be done but involves much teeth-gnashing. In general, the  
> other
> splits now tend to be contractual, in that the publisher agrees to
> subsequently pay the relevant amount to the writer when he gets  
> paid by
> Sabam (or whatever).
>
> The one thing that really appalls me when dealing with US film and  
> game
> producers is the idea that the mechanicals are negotiable. It's  
> just not
> true outside the US and even if I did a deal that implies this, Sabam
> and Sacem will very actively pursue those rights irrespective of the
> contract. This inevitably causes much grief to companies that are not
> aware of this, and there are plenty of them on both the US and  
> European
> side.
>
> Making the mechanicals negotiable is a catastrophe, as it leads to
> situations where (a recent example) I was offered $600 for a placement
> in a film with major distribution (I have doubts about this deal,  
> but it
> is nonetheless not exceptional as an offer). Knowing that sometimes up
> to 70% of revenue comes from DVD sales, and that non-US income totals
> over 50% of a film's income, you can quickly calculate the stunning  
> loss
> of revenue this deal represents if the film does any business.
>
> Nonetheless, smaller labels and composers are still willing to play
> ball. Eek!
>
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