[Fmpro] Online Music Stores Protest Additional Download Royalties

[Les Hurdle]

The HUGE Q is;

Even if the PRO's have the data.... do they have to
use it?

L


--- JJB <onephatcat at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Right. To some degree, publicly held companies have
> to report their  
> sales figures. Not sure about privately held
> institutions. So I would  
> imagine its all about making sure there is some
> legislation in place  
> to ensure that companies selling audio and video
> downloads are  
> publishing their sales figures, and that those
> figures are accurate.
> 
> Joel
> 
> 
> 
> On Mar 7, 2007, at 2:32 PM, Les Hurdle wrote:
> 
> > And that brings us full circle to;
> > How do we know they have the data?
> > How do we know they will use it ALL?
> >
> > L
> >
> >
> > --- JJB <onephatcat at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >
> >> They will have to get tracking data from the
> >> companies that sell
> >> audio files online.
> >>
> >> Joel
> >>
> >> On Mar 7, 2007, at 7:02 AM, Les Hurdle wrote:
> >>
> >>> So, How will PRO's 'track' global usage?
> >>>
> >>> L
> >>>
> >>> --- JJB <onephatcat at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> To some degree you can tell the country of
> origin
> >> of
> >>>> a download
> >>>> request. I think Apple bases their system on
> the
> >>>> credit card, so even
> >>>> if you change your info so you appear to be
> from
> >>>> ireland, you can
> >>>> only buy the things that are available for the
> >> USA -
> >>>> really annoying,
> >>>> because there are some cool things you can only
> >> buy
> >>>> on itunes if you
> >>>> live in another country, and are not available
> to
> >>>> residents of the
> >>>> USA. Other systems could be based on the
> network
> >>>> address of the
> >>>> originating computer, although that can be
> >>>> inaccurate as to geo-
> >>>> location.
> >>>>
> >>>> Joel
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Mar 3, 2007, at 8:40 PM, Les Hurdle wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Given a download is 'global'..........  how
> can
> >> th
> >>>>> same set of broadcasters etc in Europe agree
> to
> >> a
> >>>>> performing right in a download while they
> don't
> >> in
> >>>> the
> >>>>> USA?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Does the download which territory it is in ???
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Les
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --- Todd Burns <tzilla at pacbell.net> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> It just means they're trying to find an
> >>>> additional
> >>>>>> source of income
> >>>>>> from their blanket license fees, which is
> very
> >>>>>> different from trying
> >>>>>> to get them to further divvy up the pot o'
> >> funds
> >>>>>> they all ready have,
> >>>>>> such as upping the background music
> weighting.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> ----------------------------
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Message: 1
> >>>>>>> Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 14:26:25 -0800
> >>>>>>> From: JJB <onephatcat at earthlink.net>
> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Fmpro] Online Music Stores
> >> Protest
> >>>>>> Additional Download
> >>>>>>> 	Royalties
> >>>>>>> To: fmpro at nxport.com
> >>>>>>> Message-ID:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>
> >>
> <EB34EEE7-C1E0-4A38-8D43-AEE4FC00F5F9 at earthlink.net>
> >>>>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII;
> >>>>>> delsp=yes; format=flowed
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Does this mean that ASCAP is finally doing
> the
> >>>>>> "right" thing about
> >>>>>>> digital downloads?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Joel
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
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