[Fmpro] NO one?? PRS changes?

leshurdle leshurdle at avradionet.com
Fri Aug 10 02:24:07 GMT 2007


Just had a note from PRS which more or less confirms this

L

On Aug 9, 2007, at 12:28 PM, Geoff Koch wrote:

> But as Les (and others) have pointed out, broadcasters do not  
> differentiate
> between the "value" of the music they're broadcasting when they pay  
> "us" via
> the PRO's.
>
> e.g. They don't say: "We'll pay X for Y minutes of prime-time music  
> + but
> only Z for re-runs (prime time or not) and other time slots."   
> There's just
> a blanket license that covers everything.  Am I mistaken?
>
> If they don't discriminate on the front end, they shouldn't on the  
> back.
>
>
> On 8/9/07 1:35 PM, "Chris Alpiar" <chris at alpiar.com> wrote:
>
>> That's the bottom line of course. The marketplace does determine  
>> the value.
>> And whether you like it or not, music you wrote that is performed  
>> on a rerun
>> of some show during the daytime does not deserve the same rate  
>> that a prime
>> time major network show is going to get paid.
>
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