[Fmpro] SUPPORT THE WGA STRIKE - COMPOSERS WATCH AND LEARN

[Marinho Nobre]

You are right, not too many composers yet. They seem to forget that a
significant portion of film directors who gives them work are writers as
well and are at this very moment completely behind the strike. And if
anybody else, along with producers, they are the ones that should be
feeling our pain. Even if nobody does, I'd still be promoting and trying
to support them in anyway I can.

As far as the tracking issues you brought up, I thinnk they are definitely
something to be looked up as well and also part of the big joke we are
made part of.   I believe composers were made to think that digital
downloads are not traceable to any degree of accuracy.  That makes
me wonder if Apple is willing to lose as little as a penny on all download
sales they make. Or if any of the songwriters covered and so eternally
pampered by ASCAP and BMI do not get what's theirs and on time.
The technology has been already there for quite sometime.
Just that ASCAP as well as BMI  each in their own way are giving all score
composers a lot of pure high  grade bullshit and someone along this line is
buying a brand new 50 ft boat. Anything could be happening so the very
possible could  seem impossible. . Now how can you fight something like that
?

That's when we all go back to the "United We Stand, Divided We Fall"
subject...

Marinho Nobre
Music and Sound for Motion Picture
(a division of MANO Music Media Group)
http://www.marinhonobre.com
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "LesHurdle" <leshurdle at avradionet.com>
To: <fmpro at nxport.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 7:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Fmpro] SUPPORT THE WGA STRIKE - COMPOSERS WATCH AND LEARN


>
> On Nov 14, 2007, at 4:04 PM, Marinho Nobre wrote:
>
> >> If I am, it is already over for us !
> >
> > I don't think it will be ever over for us, if I know our breed well
> > enough...
>
> Well I may be 100% incorrect, but I recall a letter from ASCAP
> pointing out that at this time 'downloads' did not incorporate a
> performing right.
>
> I believe the writers are looking for a better deal re DVD's, but
> also a right to be paid via 'the internet', this I have to presume
> means downloads......
> I'd be interested to know if a 'lyric' [a script etc] is considered a
> performing right or if it just has a mechanical right content?
>
> How can a 'writer' be able to negotiate a right from a digital
> process [downloads?] when a composer can't?
>
> I take your point re a 'union' of composers... you say you have
> received many emails, but how many from this list?
>
> I applaud your effort and support it.
>
> L
>
>
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