[Fmpro] ASCAP bashing

[Fernando Rivas]

Hey Kevin,

If there's any flame from me it is to help you light the way. I agree with
you 1000%! There is so much else to talk about. ASCAP-bashing should not be
the only topic by any means - not to imply that everything is fine and dandy
with ASCAP but life goes on.  The US government at this point or the IRS are
also fucked up organizations that are screwing a lot more people than ASCAP
and certainly thousands of words could be spent on that subject. But unless
something becomes actionable there is little more to know about how
composers are being screwed.  It's just life in the big city.

FR


On 4/27/08 3:11 AM, "Kevin Mathie" <kevinmathie at comcast.net> wrote:

> It's so difficult in emails to determine when someone is being
> serious or when they are joking, so, maybe you're joking, Les. You
> aren't seriously saying that ALL everyone should talk about on this
> list is how ASCAP screws everyone are you? 'Cause, I gotta tell you,
> as much as I've really appreciated that information from this list,
> it gets pretty boring to read about it every single day, day in and
> day out. I get the digest version of Fmpro, and very often, I'll scan
> the opening index, realize the whole email is yet another ASCAP bitch-
> fest, and delete the email without reading any of it.
> 
> So, personally, I appreciate a little diversity of discussion on this
> list. It makes it more viable for me, and more worth my while to read
> through everything everyone has to say each day.
> 
> Not meaning to slam you, Les. I really do respect what you have to
> say, I've learned a lot from you, and I honestly appreciate your
> efforts in educating us about the problems of getting paid in this
> business. It's a very important problem we need to deal with. But,
> does it really have to creep into every single discussion we ever
> have on Fmpro? Can't we have at least one discussion every once in
> awhile about something where getting screwed by PROs doesn't come up?
> 
> I know... I'm going to get flamed for writing this...
> 
> Let the burning at the stake commence! :o)
> 
> Kevin
> 
> 
> 
> On Apr 26, 2008, at 6:00 AM, fmpro-request at nxport.com wrote:
> 
>> Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:38:26 -0700
>> From: LesHurdle <leshurdle at avradionet.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Fmpro] Best utility to convert DVD to Quicktime?
>> To: fmpro at nxport.com
>> Message-ID: <8867C990-A0AA-4554-A856-EA8ABAA29D5A at avradionet.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed
>> 
>> Wow....... let me get this straight......... those of you who have
>> music on air [especially Local TV] and are losing money because of
>> beaurocratic manipulation of YOUR money, would sooner yak about
>> converters than the due money to buy them?
>> 
>> Jesh, wish I was rich like you guys.
>> 
>> L
> 
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