[Fmpro] ASCAP bashing

[Steve Fawcett]

That is almost verbatim what I have been told by ASCAP
reps I have talked to. If we make the distribution
system equitable you might even make less money. So
what do we say in response? Maybe.. ok you guys divvy
up the money however you see fit.

The point is ascap took in 862 million dollars last
year. Do we simply sit back and let a group of people
who have absolutely no accountablility decide where
that money goes?
How is that even remotely right. 

--- Pete <musical411 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Unfortunately, I don't think you'd see that much of
> an
> increase if all your music were paid at "feature"
> rate
> (or what you believe to be the "song" rate).
> 
> Only a small portion of the music is paid at the
> full
> feature rate. Turn on your TV and see how much music
> is background, theme, commercials, and how much is
> "featured" (non-commercial vocal, or visual
> instrumental).
> 
> If everything was paid at the full "feature" rate
> that
> increase would be spread amongst ALL the
> "background"
> uses. So, yes you'd see an increase, but not as much
> as you'd hope.
> 
> Yes, the rules have changed. In fact, ASCAP recently
> INCREASED the "background" rate from 16% of full
> feature to 20% of full feature. Did you feel the
> increase? I didn't. Why not? Because probably 95% of
> the other writers got the same increase. And, the
> pie
> didn't get any bigger. Same principle as above.
> 
> Bottom line: Songs are not the reason you get
> pennies
> for your instrumental usages!
> 
> Pete
> 
> --- Steve Fawcett <scf at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > Man you are unbelievable. Even the Doug Wood
> > wouldn't agree with those statements. Here's what
> I
> > could do if I were paid at the same rate as songs.
> >  Buy health insurance... have a retirement plan...
> > buy a full tank of gas.. etc.
> >  I get tons of usage but it is devalued to pennies
> > on the dollar. ASCAP has changed the rules
> > drastically since I've joined and I had absolutely
> > no voice in their decisions. 
> 
> 
> 
>      
>
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