[Fmpro] FMPRO Digest, Vol 25, Issue 13

[Chris Alpiar]

I think you are missing it Lynn, there is no such thing. Agents and ent.
lawyers work with publishers and production companies to establish contracts
and verbiage for all parties, but not with PROs because traditionally,
technically, the PRO is supposed to be working for the composer not on the
other side of the fence. There is not one composer, Hans or John Williams or
anyone that gets more then 20cents on the dollar for instrumental score in
their royalty payments from ASCAP. Unless of course they used voice and were
able to petition that it is indeed a song and not underscore

Hell now that I think on it the guy that sued ASCAP for arguing that his
vocals were not background vocals and indeed were a song (name is escaping
me) lost miserably in the face of massive black ascap steel boots

=\

Chris

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:fmpro-bounces+chris=alpiar.com at nxport.com] On Behalf Of Lynne T.
Conte
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 7:01 PM
To: fmpro at nxport.com
Subject: Re: [Fmpro] FMPRO Digest, Vol 25, Issue 13

I can refer you to an entertainment lawyer, but don't you have one in place?

On 5/10/07, Geoff Koch <gk at kochproductions.com> wrote:
>
> Lynne,
>
> Do you know of any attorney/manager that would produce "results" in
> negotiating a writer-affiliate contract with ASCAP/BMI/SESAC?  "Results"
> meaning that the ASCAP/BMI/SESAC contract proffered by the PRO is not just
> a
> take-it-or-leave-it document, but that a true negotiation would be opened
> and a contract drawn up between composer and PRO that is mutually
> acceptable.
>
> If such an attorney/manager exists, I suspect that s/he would have enough
> demand for work to last a lifetime.
>
>
> On 5/10/07 3:54 PM, "Lynne T. Conte" <profwoman4u2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > No, I am not learning a whole lot through FMPRO list, just seeing a side
> > that is angry.  To be quite honest, I have worked with some top notch
> > producers in the US, however, I am not the one to use names to make
> myself
> > look experienced.  I also received some good counseling from a manager
> in a
> > major A&R dept. and yes, seen a print out of royalties.  I have
> communicated
> > 24/7 (2 years) with many and once again names aren't relevant, but what
> I do
> > know the most, if you don't have a good lawyer to read your contracts,
> then
> > you end up in conflicts like this chat here because you did not
> understand
> > wordings in a document.
> >
> > It seems that even though you may say you all been in this industry for
> many
> > years, there is so much you still need to all learn.  If you have not
> hired
> > a good entertainment lawyer, then that is your neglect.  If you have a
> good
> > entertainment lawyer, consult your lawyer because if you don't know the
> law
> > then you end up feeling hostility on situations that could have been
> > prevented if you consulted a lawyer.
> >
> > I have been on this chat for just one week and right now what I see is
> > "Slander"; so be aware, if you don't watch what is being said more
> > carefully, someday you might be charged with "slander"
> >
> > Musically yours,
> >
> > Lynne T. Conte/Talent Manager
> > Conte's Networking Communications
>
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