[Fmpro] ASCAP broadcaster agreement: no difference for song vs. score

[leshurdle]

I guess it really is time to ask DW and Mr Lemone to defend the  
weighting formula.

L

On Aug 12, 2007, at 4:14 PM, Mark Northam wrote:

>
> This should be interesting reading for those who promote the idea that
> broadcasters pay more for, or value certain types of music more  
> than others:
>
> http://www.televisionmusic.com/LocalLicense.pdf
>
> It's the blanket license agreement between local television stations
> (through their group the Television Music Licensing Committee -  
> TMLC) and
> ASCAP which covers their license fees used by hundreds of local TV  
> stations
> in the US.
>
> Not a single word about song vs. score vs. CPA.  Those apparently  
> are ASCAP
> contrivances, introduced into the royalty system by ASCAP for their  
> own
> purposes, apparently to reward some member groups at the expense of  
> other
> member groups.
>
> The fees are paid by local TV stations according to their relative  
> Neilson
> ratings (viewership). Here are additional documents for those  
> interested:
>
> http://www.televisionmusic.com/licenses.html
>
> This is exactly in line with what the TMLC's Willard Hoyt said in Los
> Angeles a few years ago. Song vs. Score vs. CPA never came into the
> negotiating process. Never.
>
> It's also interesting to note on the Per Program License that song  
> and score
> are treated equally when it comes to the ability for a station to  
> deduct
> directly licensed music from their license fee to ASCAP.
>
> If people are going to defend discrimination, fine, let them do so,  
> and it's
> a fair debate. But let's not blame the broadcasters here - they, in  
> fact,
> are ultimately our clients. In this case, the discrimination is  
> introduced
> by the middlemen (the PROs) we hire and pay to collect and  
> distribute our
> royalties.
>
> Best,
>
> Mark Northam
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> The Film Music Pro List is sponsored by Film Music Magazine -   
> http://www.filmmusicmag.com
>
> To edit your list options or unsubscribe, visit:
> http://nxport.com/mailman/listinfo/fmpro
>