[Fmpro] Belling the Cat - Commercials

[leshurdle]

Hi Pete,

I've seen your picture...... where are the horns and tail ;-)

Mark said>>

1. End the Discrimination against Instrumental Composers
End the discrimination against instrumental music by the ASCAP Board  
and pay
a minute of song the same rate as a minute of instrumental music used  
on the
same program, watched by the same number of people. If commercials or  
any
music is to be paid less than the full rate, the Board must  
demonstrate with
complete financial and statistical evidence why, and it should be put  
to a
vote of the membership.

He is suggesting.. as the CEO of ASCAP said he wanted........ 1-1  
equal pay.

What on earth is wrong with that?

Les

On Jul 20, 2007, at 6:52 AM, Pete wrote:

> I think we can agree by listening to the music on TV,
> that popular songs and vocal music are used far more
> often in commercials than as background music in the
> program. A show isn't going to pay a huge license fee
> for the Rolling Stones to be playing low underneath
> dialog.
>
> So, if you are looking to improve the royalties paid
> to instrumental score composers, raising the rate paid
> to commercials would wipe out any small benefit you've
> gained in paying the relatively few background vocals
> at the same rate as background instrumentals.
>
> P e t e
> S u r d o v a l
>
>
>> 1. End the Discrimination against Instrumental
>> Composers
>> End the discrimination against instrumental music by
>> the ASCAP Board and pay
>> a minute of song the same rate as a minute of
>> instrumental music used on the
>> same program, watched by the same number of people.
>> If commercials or any
>> music is to be paid less than the full rate, the
>> Board must demonstrate with
>> complete financial and statistical evidence why, and
>> it should be put to a
>> vote of the membership.
>
>
>
>
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