[Fmpro] Rapid Cue

[Mark Northam]

On 8/15/07 9:53 PM, "Pete" <musical411 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Maybe ASCAP¹s reasonably kind. Not out raping the
> harem at midnight.
> 
> P e t e
> S u r d o v a l
Ah.... Nice...

Not
Out
Raping
The
Harem
At
Midnight...

(although it got a little nasty with the "RTH" part... )

Well, you and your pals at ASCAP SURe DO VALue  music performances in a
strange way... Still waiting on your valuation for a minute of CPA vs. a
minute of song within a program... :-)

Here's a revolutionary concept...

Make a performance a "Feature Performance" when the actors actually here the
music - that is, when the music is "featured" in a scene.  It used to be
this way until the songwriters corrupted the system by declaring all songs
feature performances. You want usage weightings, fine:

Music Heard by Actors - 100% of a Feature Performances, paid per-minute
Music Not Heard by Actors - 50% of a Feature Performances, paid per minute.

Then, if you want to make it more complicated, assign a multiplier for each
show based on it's Neilson rating of viewership.

No more special deals for songs or lyricists.

Any thoughts?

Best,

Mark Northam (& Harem)