[Fmpro] Fwd: This Week in FMW: FTV Music Conf, NeKo Demo, New SESAC Office, ASCAP UK Awards

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In a message dated 10/23/07 11:03:47 PM, mnortham at gmdgroup.com writes:


> Frankly, the current crop of renaming libraries where composers don't get
> any up-front fees but don't have to give up copyright is a pretty good deal
> compared to some of the copyright-grabbers out there.
> 

Mark, I agree with your take on things, but I don't think the remedy to 
copyright-grabbers is to endorse no-fee libraries.   What I would love to see on 
this list is perhaps a breakdown of the music libraries that are out there and 
what their biz model is.   I'm not talking about a contact list or compendium, 
just a list with several categories, like A = preferable biz model, B= 
questionable biz model, C= avoid like the plague (for the copyright grabbers).  So 
No-Fee Music Library would fall into "B" -- they don't pay you anything, but at 
least they don't take your copyrights. TRF would fall under "C" -- a Pump 
Audio or APM or Killer Tracks would fall under "A" -- a breakdown like that. 

Is there anyone else out there that would be interested in seeing something 
like that? I can't be the only one who's put off by this issue.   As bad as it 
is to get $.20 on the dollar from the PROs, the only thing worse is to have 
your music used without any payment at all.    

Kerry


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