[Fmpro] SOCAN CPA Rip-off?

[David Tkaczuk]

Mark :

I will double check this tomorrow.

I was just checking with member services today
- either SOCAN does not collect PR's on ad music at all, or,
they collect it, but, do not remit it to the composers.

Either way is total B.S.

Mark Northam wrote:

> On 4/4/08 7:58 AM, "Pete" <musical411 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Logic tells me, the right to broadcast music in
> > Canadian commericals is granted by the copyright
> > holder, not SOCAN.
> >
> > Pete
>
> Like any PRO, SOCAN grants the right for public performance on behalf of its
> members who are copyright holders.
>
> The key issue here is whether or not SOCAN is licensing the broadcasters to
> publicly perform the music in commercials (over 50% of the music on
> television if the US estimate holds) collecting blanket license fees from
> the broadcasters, then distributing none of those fees to those who wrote
> the music for the commercials?
>
> If SOCAN is not licensing broadcasters via their blanket licenses to perform
> the music in commercials, who is? Direct licensing is not allowed in Canada
> per the latest information, and even if it was, can you imagine the tens of
> thousands of direct licenses necessary to broadcast every commercial on
> every station?
>
> I've heard that a court in Canada issued a ruling that the public
> performance of music in commercials is "worthless". If so, why isn't SOCAN
> kicking and screaming about this massive injustice? What court has the right
> to declare the product of someone's work "worthless"?
>
> Something stinks here. PROs should be in the business of building up the
> value of music, not declaring it worthless.
>
> Mark Northam
>
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