[Fmpro] Rapid Cue

[Mark Northam]

More good news, Larry. We can only hope that the system preserves an
accurate paper trail of who inputs and changes the cue sheets so there is
some accountability down the road.

Thanks for the updates -

Mark Northam


On 8/16/07 11:18 AM, "LB440 at aol.com" <LB440 at aol.com> wrote:

> 
> In a message dated 8/16/07 10:04:25 AM, mnortham at gmdgroup.com writes:
> 
> 
>> You know, it's too bad. ASCAP had a great opportunity to tighten up cue
>> sheets by requiring at least the name of who submitted it be included, and
>> could have included some language about being responsible for the accuracy
>> of the sheets. They decided "no" on both counts, and to me that is a vivid
>> display of their priorities and beliefs, especially in the area of cue sheet
>> fraud.
>> 
>> First the ASCAP Board votes down a measure to take a stand against this ugly
>> practice, then they apparently design into RapidCue the same
>> no-accountability policies (no signature line on cue sheets, no mandatory
>> record of who submits them) that enable cue sheet fraud In the first place.
>> 
> 
> Mark,
> Although you don't have to fill out who inputed the info on the cue sheet, to
> use RapidCue you do have to log on and sign in, this at least gives you a
> paper or should I say electronic trail to who submitted the cue sheets. It is
> designed as a multi-user system, very handy if your working with a music
> editor 
> or multiple composers, but one person has the responsiblity of the
> administration of the account, and who has access to it and to what extent,
> because of 
> this you should be able to track down who filled in the cue sheet. As a BMI
> writer I'm out of the ASCAP loop but BMI has been very open and helpful on
> getting 
> me up and running in RapidCue in its Beta testing.
> 
> Best
> Larry Brown
> 
> 
> 
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