[Fmpro] FMPRO Digest, Vol 39, Issue 4

[Robert Stanton]

Hi y'all,
I just spoke to someone at SOCAN yesterday regarding whether I need to join
them or not since I'm anticipating airplay in Canada.  He told me if that's
the case then I should contact the international department of my PRO
(ASCAP).  I didn't know they had an international department.  Apparently, I
must inform ASCAP I am getting airplay in Canada, or Germany or where ever
and it is up to my PRO international department to follow up etc.  (Like
that's going to happen): roll eyes:

I asked if there was any oversight and he said 'no, you just have to stay on
top of it' - whatever that means???  How do I "stay on top of it" when I
have no leverage.  The most important thing he said is that I don't register
with any PRO other than the one I'm with and that all PROs have
international departments for this purpose.

The general impression I get here is that us little guys don't exist so I
have little hope that anyone will perform due diligence to be sure I am paid
anything owed to me.  -not sure any of this helps but I thought I'd pass it
along since I just became aware the ASCAP and all the others have an
'international' department intended to collect royalties from different
countries.

Best, Robert

Robert Scott Stanton
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
zolessi at comcast.net
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