[Fmpro] PRS> Mechanicals

[Michael Leahy]

LesHurdle wrote:
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> On Sep 24, 2007, at 1:52 AM, Michael Leahy wrote:
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>> However, two little remarks. 1) the situation of the European authors 
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>> rights societies has changed radically over the past five years. They 
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>> are now in effect in competition, and there is pressure from the 
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>> European Commission and other bodies to streamline (ie, get rid of a few 
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>> and consolidate). 
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> Hi Michael,
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> Are you aware PRS drastically changed it's distribution policy,  MCPS 
> followed suit?
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> What is the chit chat in the EU as to the reason why?
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> L
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Les, I often follow your questions here. If I had answers to them, I 
would give them. I only deal with my PRO sporadically for the moment, 
but have a hit-list of pointy questions to put to them at the next 
meeting thanks to you.

But I've no specific news about the EU and PROs apart from what I said. 
I'll keep an ear open.

Along with the ongoing issues aired here, I've discovered a brand new 
one - albeit small potatoes for the moment. The lyric sites are 
currently being sent cease-and-desist letters as America's publishers 
have started licensing lyrics to Yahoo and others. So far so good. But I 
can find no mention of how lyricists are supposed to be paid for this 
extra income. There is simply no provision for that in any contract for 
procedure that I have seen. Does this not sound familiar?

M