[Fmpro] 666 Euro Downloads Pay Song/Score equally, why not ASCAP?

[leshurdle]

Excuse the cut n paste please

On Jul 17, 2007, at 3:42 PM, Mark Northam wrote:

> Hi Chris -
>
> It's how ASCAP divides up the license fee that is the key issue  
> here... And
> from what I can see, the "Top 10" guys are probably so far in bed  
> with ASCAP
> (or BMI) and are so dependent on them for their income,

The SCL President made it very clear 'he has a deal with ASCAP'.....   
what else need be said.
>

> t. The ASCAP Board
> should be personally and very publicly shamed by what they do to  
> composers,
> which should be exposed very, very publicly.

In fairness, many on the Board should be praised for what they  
do........... they make sure the money goes to their folk.  It is a  
well honed system whereby 'our' money is spent to protect 'their'  
money ... MediaGuide for one example............

NO, the problem is the folks we vote on who should be doing what we  
want.
A recent new member, when challenged, kinda admitted not to know much  
and intended to lay low for a while.

Sure, that'll fix it.


> s. I see a bunch of guys flying around the country
> 1st class, living it up, and continuing the kind of discrimination  
> that
> should have been stopped decades ago.

I think DW still goes coach.... is this correct Doug?

> I see a bunch of guys cowering behind
> their closed board meeting doors, afraid to even let an independent
> candidate get on the ballot, much less elected.

Perhaps not fear,  more protection of the 'pot'.

>
>  public Q&A at
> ASCAP General Membership Meetings,

Never got us anywhere... it was ALWAYS.. we'll get back to  
you.......... I do not know of a single situation where anyone from  
ASCAP 'got back' re substantive questions....... I do recall Seth  
running like hell away from Vic Flick when Vic turned up at his  
office in NY.

>  their rules are among the most prejudicial in the world, and they
> practice massive secrecy (not even the vote counts revealed!) on a  
> regular
> basis.

This appears to be true of PRS as well.

The PRs Board flat out lied to members............ called those who  
questioned a 'rabble', silly, daft and self serving !!!!!

Pompous asses all.
>
> We simply must come up with the  right motivation to get these  
> people to do
> the right thing.

Michael Moore............... which society is he in???

>   Frankly, we
> owe it to the next generation to help them break free of the chains of
> prejudice and discrimination that composers are faced with at the  
> PROs.

BE CAREFUL..............  the game may be over soon.
I must admit I did not yet read the website data referred to by Ms B  
re downloads.... did anyone?.................  IF there is no  
performing right in a download [digital delivery] and all  
broadcasting becomes on demand and digital**.......... will there be  
a need for an ASCAP/BMI...... SESAC might survive.

Les

** Broadcasters only need to get the rules changed so a transmission  
become a transfer and the due money will become a mechanical which  
will either go direct to the Publisher or Harry Fox......... then we  
will be 100% screwed.

>
> Best,
>
> Mark Northam
>
>
> On 7/17/07 10:23 AM, "Chris Alpiar" <chris at alpiar.com> wrote:
>
>> On the different pay grade: Isn't the general idea that for  
>> broadcasting
>> fees, a classical jazz or instrumental station wont pay the same  
>> monthly nut
>> a top 40 or rock or R&B station would since they cant attract the  
>> same grade
>> of advertisers? Again don't get me wrong brotha, I am totally  
>> wanting to
>> find and help catalyze change in our industry so that its more  
>> fair for the
>> people that work 10x as hard at their craft and job and who are  
>> getting paid
>> less (us score composers). So I am not saying it should be what it  
>> is by any
>> means just trying to clarify if that *is* the argument for  
>> justifying it?
>
>
>
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