[Fmpro] BMI changes

[Mark Northam]

If our ASCAP composer board members are uncomfortable aggressively
representing the interests of score composers at ASCAP, they should resign
or be the target of recall campaigns immediately.

The automatic feature performance rule for all background vocals must end at
ASCAP. It is an unjustified diversion of millions of dollars out of the
pockets of composers, and I have yet to hear a single ASCAP board member
justify the policy.

These guys need to stop treating their jobs at ASCAP like a country club
membership with the first class travel perks, etc., and start being
personally accountable to the membership for their actions.

Mark Northam


On 10/23/07 9:43 AM, "LesHurdle" <leshurdle at avradionet.com> wrote:

> If change is coming......... just remember the AACO !
> 
> What amazes me is why ASCAP Board members whom we voted for are so
> quiet.
> 
> It might be interesting to remember all of this 'silence' come the
> next election.
> 
> This would apply to the UK also.....
> 
> L
> 
> On Oct 22, 2007, at 9:42 AM, kirbyko3 at aol.com wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Hey Mark,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Is there any official statement yet from the BMI folks about this??
>> I'm guessing that a lot of us instrumental composers are officially
>> thinking about switching, if this truly means fairer weighting
>> rules.? Please keep us posted... it sounds too good to be true, but
>> hey -- maybe change is finally coming.
>> 
>> Kerry
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mark Northam <mnortham at gmdgroup.com>
>> To: fmpro at nxport.com
>> Sent: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:53 am
>> Subject: Re: [Fmpro] BMI changes
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 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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