[Fmpro] PRO strategy: need advice

[Scott Szabo]

Regarding Scripps (a la Food Network), do the staff composers get a writer's
royalty either via a PRO or direct from Scripps? I understood that staff
composers simply get their salary as compensation for their music composing
services.

I am told by an ASCAP rep that although ASCAP does now have an agreement
with Scripps in which Scripps will pay a royalty for any ASCAP music that
airs on their network. Scripps, in practice, requires all composers to
assign the copyright of their work to Scripps. Scripps then promises they
will pay the composer the same amount of money (100% writers) as paid out to
the Publisher (100% pub). They (Scripps, the Network) have chosen to pay
themselves (Scripps, the publisher) nothing. Therefore the writer effective
gets no royalty whatsoever.

It was suggested to me that I get any and all money upfront if I compose for
the Food Network and expect zero on the back end.

If I am wrong please educate me.

Scott Szabo



-----Original Message-----
From: fmpro-bounces+scott=szabosoundandmusic.com at nxport.com
[mailto:fmpro-bounces+scott=szabosoundandmusic.com at nxport.com] On Behalf Of
Merritt Music Productions
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 2:20 PM
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I think what we mean is that Scripps does pay for the performing right, in
the form of a direct license with the composer.

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-----Original Message-----
From: fmpro-bounces+chris=merrittmusic.com at nxport.com
[mailto:fmpro-bounces+chris=merrittmusic.com at nxport.com] On Behalf Of Geoff
Koch
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 4:13 PM
To: fmpro at nxport.com
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On 10/2/07 2:48 PM, "Mark Holden" <markholden at aol.com> wrote:

> ALL TV broadcasters in the U.S. pay music performance fees, whether under
> the traditional blanket licenses issued by our PROs, or under per-program
> licenses (PPLs), MINUS the music the station has secured under direct and
> source licensing of individual musical works and packages.

Does this include Scripps?

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