[Fmpro] BMI changes

[LesHurdle]

No, what I mean was [sorry for not being 'accurate'.. but who cares  
in PRO land about accuracy ;-)]...... what I meant was, they would  
see usage for the same work, same shows, but the tv stations or  
blanket etc etc etc would be different, yet the amount$ were the same ?

L


On Oct 23, 2007, at 11:19 AM, kirbyko3 at aol.com wrote:

> Not sure what you mean... can you clarify?? If they both had B/I  
> uses, are you saying that their payout was nearly the same?
>
>
> When my son and wife composed together it was always interesting to
> note the mounts paid were almost the same to the penney....
> gross....... BUT, the usages were different !!!!!!!!
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LesHurdle <leshurdle at avradionet.com>
> To: fmpro at nxport.com
> Sent: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:41 pm
> Subject: Re: [Fmpro] BMI changes
>
>
>
> My son is in BMI for the world, my wife is ACAP for the world, I am
> PRS/ASCAP..... PRS for the world outside the USA.
>
> When my son and wife composed together it was always interesting to
> note the mounts paid were almost the same to the penney....
> gross....... BUT, the usages were different !!!!!!!!
>
> L
>
> On Oct 22, 2007, at 11:04 AM, kirbyko3 at aol.com wrote:
>
>>
>> On the heels of this, I'm wondering if anyone on the list has done
>> a comparison of what ASCAP's payout vs. BMI's payout is on any
>> given cue -- perhaps you've switched societies at one point, or
>> maybe you had a co-writer who was with the other society?? I'm
>> really dying to know if their rates are (for the most part)
>> comparable.?
>>
>>
>>
>> Kerry
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mark Northam <mnortham at gmdgroup.com>
>> To: Geoff Koch <gk at kochproductions.com>
>> Cc: fmpro at nxport.com <fmpro at nxport.com>
>> Sent: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 1:39 pm
>> Subject: Re: [Fmpro] BMI changes
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> A BMI rep I spoke to last week said this was part of an overall
>> plan to make
>> the distribution system more fair, and to try and make sure it
>> accurately
>> reflects the actual music performances occurring on television.
>>
>> Not sure if this is part of a composer push at BMI to sign more
>> composers by
>> eliminating some of the rules that so blatantly discriminate
>> against score
>> music, but this change sends a message loud and clear to composers,
>> and from
>> what I'm hearing, composers are listening.
>>
>> Obviously this makes it much more difficult for the songwriters
>> controlling
>> ASCAP to continue their "all background songs are features" policy,
>> but
>> frankly, given the arrogance they're demonstrated, I suspect
>> they're willing
>> to weather the storm in order to protect the songwriter's income
>> from any
>> encroachment from those low-value composers... Hope I'm wrong about
>> this!
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Mark Northam
>>
>>
>> On 10/22/07 9:57 AM, "Geoff Koch" <gk at kochproductions.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Any knowledge or speculation as to why the change at BMI and why  
>>> now?
>>
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