[Fmpro] ASCAP Cues + Rapid Cue

[LesHurdle]

Does Rapid Cue instantly transmit cue sheets overseas or is that HUGE  
part of the business left out in the breeze?

L

On Nov 24, 2007, at 3:23 PM, Mark Northam wrote:

> Actually RapidCue was developed and paid for by you, me, and all  
> ASCAP and
> BMI members - it's a co-development project of ASCAP and BMI.
>
> But just as with MediaGuide, what's paid for by all the members is  
> often
> only used to benefit a selected few. With MediaGuide, we all paid  
> millions
> for it (and continue to each year) but it's specifically not used  
> to track
> and pay royalties on TV, only radio - which of course benefits the
> songwriters greatly. RapidCue is paid for by everybody, but only  
> those with
> "significant" catalogs are allowed to use it.
>
> MN
>
>
> On 11/24/07 2:04 PM, "Marinho Nobre" <marinho at manommg.com> wrote:
>
>> Yeah, I have read about it. Wonder how much they're paying ASCAP  
>> to get the
>> spotlight for a while.
>> And yet again, our category saddly yet predictably falls into the  
>> high volume
>> wholesale cue issue trap.
>>
>> Is it just me or the situation with them sounds just plain hopeless ?
>>
>> Unfortunately, ASCAP only allows those with significant catalogs  
>> to have
>> access to RapidCue. Unless you're "selected" to receive access to  
>> this due
>> to your relationship with your PRO, they've made it quite clear that
>> RapidCue will not be provided to individual composers without  
>> medium to
>> large catalogs.
>> http://nxport.com/mailman/listinfo/fmpro
>
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