[Fmpro] ASCAP bashing

[Pete]

We don't need the exact numbers to understand that the
principle is true. We all have a general feel from
watching TV of how often a vocal piece comes up during
programs (not commercials) compared to instrumental
background.

Pete

> On 4/29/08 10:37 AM, "Pete" <musical411 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > 
> > 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.

--- Mark Northam <markn at gmocorp.com> wrote:
> That would depend on 2 numbers: The % of minutes of
> music paid that are
> features, and the % of the current TV distribution
> in dollars that those
> features are paid. Do you have those numbers?
> Composers have asked ASCAP for
> those numbers for years, and ASCAP has endured
> withering criticism for many
> years about their background rates rather than
> release those numbers. I
> would think if the numbers were verifiable and truly
> played out the way you
> say they do, ASCAP would have released them long
> ago. Just my opinion here,
> though.


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