[Fmpro] double standards

[Les Mizzell]

> Where are the watchdogs to look out for the little guy
> at ASCAP/BMI/PPL etc?

When I was young and stupid, I sat down and went through the ASCAP 
formulas before joining and thought to myself "I can actually make a 
living on my royalties"! What a dumbass I was, huh?

After fighting with ASCAP countless times to try and figure out why I 
never saw any income from certain projects - a nationally televised 
documentary on hurricane Hugo, for instance - or stations that pay 
ASCAP, but ASCAP said "We don't survey that" (Educational 
Radio/Television), I just ran out of steam to fight anymore.

I've pretty much given up. If I don't get paid what I want up front from 
whomever is hiring me, I'm not expecting to *ever* see a single dime 
afterwards.

To me, looks like the ASCAP "secret society" process has all but 
excluded any chance of any "watchdogs" doing anything.