[Fmpro] PRO's... Mr L has left the list

[leshurdle]

Sadly it isn't just US PRO's anymore.

PRS staff have refused to provide any data on the distribution  
changes introduced this month which will pay 75% of the Non Prime  
Time [NPT] ** music on air @ 50% of the 'value' of 'the rate', but  
pay Prime Time [PT] @ 200%.

All the Board will say is the reduction in pay is to benefit all  
members.

I'm not very smart, can anyone tell me how this is going to work for  
those getting less money?

Here's one piece of 'evidence' which came out of the  
questioning....... with no visual proof to me........  on average  
ONLY 1600 of PRS' members are paid each quarter.
The UK 'composersforafairdeal' list promoted 600 signatures to  
rescind the change........  made no difference !!

How many BMI composers are paid each quarter... anyone care to guess?
Do you receive the ASCAP magazine?

L

**

NPT 12 midnight to 6.00pm   PT 6.00pm to midnight


On Jul 7, 2007, at 12:52 PM, Mark Northam wrote:

> I agree - I like Shawn and he's a very smart guy. I only wish the  
> current
> regime at ASCAP would permit him to participate publicly in lists  
> like this
> - it would be of tremendous benefit to composers.
>
> Re: silence - I can only assume that ASCAP and its Board Members  
> figure the
> (PR) cost of staying quiet is less than the cost of revealing more  
> details
> about their activities and policies to a group that might actually  
> ask some
> genuine questions. Public accountability is something that ASCAP  
> avoids at
> all costs, sadly.  We can only wonder why that is.
>
> Make no mistake: ASCAP folks do NOT want those types of questions  
> asked, and
> they will do and say anything to avoid answering them. Can you imagine
> waking up every day and having as your job the task of making sure  
> people
> don't find out about all the controversial things your company is  
> doing?
> Having to avoid justifying the indefensible? Practicing wholesale
> discrimination against entire classes of people (instrumental  
> composers) and
> then trying to spin the whole thing so that people are duped into  
> thinking
> that you're trying to help them? Coming up with confusing election  
> rules
> that disenfranchise and eliminate an entire class of candidates  
> (independent
> candidates)?
>
> Reminds me of the film "Thanks You For Smoking" - the parallels are  
> ironic.
>
> Best,
>
> Mark Northam
>
>
> On 7/7/07 12:03 PM, "leshurdle" <leshurdle at avradionet.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> On Jul 6, 2007, at 5:51 PM, Mark Northam wrote:
>>
>>> That is, of course, if educating composers is
>>> something ASCAP and Shawn believe is a good thing...
>>
>>
>> In all fairness to Mr L, he does respond, but as yet hasn't been able
>> to tell it like it really is [but I like him].......
>>
>> I wonder with the advent of downloads and the reasonable premiss
>> PRO's who only operate in the performing right mode are going to
>> diminish....... staff are out looking for jobs?
>>
>> We must remember Board members read this list and they are also quiet
>> unless its voting time .-)
>>
>> L
>>
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