[Fmpro] FMPRO Digest, Vol 33, Issue 15

[Ed]

Hey Pete,

I can't quote the passage from the document BUT I've been through this with ASCAP.  I have a song that is featured in a feature film.  The production company listed my song as BV on the cue sheet and so I was paid as background.  I finally called ASCAP about this.  They told me they needed to review the scene before they made their ruling.  When I brought the scene to ASCAP to review Sue Devine told me that my tune should be paid as a feature SIMPLY because IT'S A SONG!  I was told this BEFORE and after they reviewed the scene.  Sue and others working at ASCAP told me that they ALWAYS PAY SONGS as feature - that's the default.  The same IS NOT true for instrumental pieces.  You should talk with folks at ASCAP about your song that is not getting feature performance.  My song now gets paid as a feature.

Ed

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Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:19:46 -0800 (PST)
From: Pete <musical411 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Fmpro] 80% Non-Lyric Penalty?
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Mark,

Sorry, I couldn't find anything in the document you
linked that said anything about songs being awarded
feature performance by default. Maybe I missed
something.

Can you please quote the passage from that document?

As I said in my previous post, I have a song in an
Academy-Award-Winning film that does not get "Feature
Performance" by default. It's always paid at the 
background rate.

With respect,
Pete