[Fmpro] is it smoke or mirrors

[leshurdle]

Quite right Lynne..... prove me wrong ;-)

However, was his answer in print?

Les


On May 8, 2007, at 5:18 PM, Lynne T. Conte wrote:

> That's just your opinion....
>
> On 5/8/07, leshurdle <leshurdle at avradionet.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On May 8, 2007, at 2:33 PM, MN wrote:
>>
>>>> Glad to see you're getting to see this for yourself. Note that
>>>> question 1
>>>> for our friends at ASCAP was:
>>>>> 1. "Can you tell me why a minute of score music on TV is only
>>>>> paid 20%
>>>> of
>>>>> what a minute of song on the same program is paid by ASCAP?"
>>>>
>>>> And you said Greg from ASCAP answered:
>>>>
>>>>> However, Greg
>>>>> did answer the first question and the answer is it depends on the
>>>> Network,
>>>>> whether it is local or broadcast; depends on station.
>>
>>
>> No matter where Greg operates at ASCAP his knowledge of the system
>> would indicate a very low level of awareness at ASCAP.........
>> or..... is it just the usual fob off?
>>
>> If his answer is that of a paid employee who is supposed to
>> 'know'..... I suggest he be fired.
>> If nothing else, certainly he should be made to explain why his
>> answer was as printed....... IF, this is really what Greg
>> said.........  Lynne, was your answer a cut n paste of his email or
>> did he answer via telephone?
>>
>> If the phone... here's a tip.
>> Don't EVER contact a PRO by phone again, most will deny
>> everything............ in all fairness I have found staff who are not
>> involved in distribution to be overly helpful.
>>
>> As an ex CEO of PRS said many years ago... ASCAP/BMI/SESAC.... all
>> smoke n mirrors....... sadly PRS is turning out to be the same  
>> thing ;-(
>>
>> Les
>>
>>
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