[Fmpro] Copyright & pay

[LesHurdle]

On Dec 5, 2007, at 4:34 PM, Mark Northam wrote:

>  So what gives the PROs the right
> to take money paid for all music broadcast and pay only who they  
> want to,
> rather than using best efforts (hello, watermarking?) to get that  
> money to
> who it was intended for?

Given a commercial is seldom 'done over' or used under something  
else.... why not fingerprint the particular commercial, isn't this  
what Mediaguide etc is for?

It all seems so easy, why do board and staff make it all so difficult  
if not to simply divert money.

I'm led to believe 15% of the gross PRO income is paid for the  
commercial slot..... anyone know if this is correct or not.... and if  
so.... how would YOU know based on your PRO statement.

L