[Fmpro] BMI changes

[Geoff Koch]

Any knowledge or speculation as to why the change at BMI and why now?


On 10/22/07 10:53 AM, "Mark Northam" <mnortham at gmdgroup.com> wrote:

> Todd Brabec from ASCAP LA issued a letter to members around 2000 that said
> exactly this, after we exposed the policy and the questions started to be
> asked.
> 
> It's a HUGE giveaway to the songwriters, plain and simple. Not a single PRO
> board member has ever justified this policy to me, and now that BMI has
> ended it, they deserve a lot of credit.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Mark Northam
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 10/22/07 2:43 AM, "andrew feazelle" <andrew.feazelle at gte.net> wrote:
> 
>> Maybe there is another rule that says Background Vocal SHALL be considered a
>> feature performance and nothing else?
> 
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