[Fmpro] More SOCAN

[Robert Stanton]

Hi Les-
It doesn't sound snarky to me - it sounds like good advice - I'm just
learning the ropes here.  I agree, when I spoke with the agent at SOCAN I
was rather confused when he said I have to advise my PRO that I'm getting
Canadian or international (abroad) airplay.  Nobody wants to deal with
little people.  The 'system' is very confusing and seems to lack any genuine
non-biased oversight.

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

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[mailto:fmpro-bounces+zolessi=comcast.net at nxport.com] On Behalf Of LesHurdle
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 12:04 PM
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Subject: [Fmpro] More SOCAN

Hi Digest people... can you give your posts a heading please ;-)

Hi Robert,

Think about what has been said below........ YOU have to do the work !!!

Why should YOU tell ASCAP............  why don't they know ;-)?

PLEASE......... ASCAP [et al] can't 'collect' overseas, only receive  
whatever they are given and if they do not know your music is on  
air... how can they 'collect' for you.

C'mon folks............. get the picture here, wake up........ sorry  
if this is 'snarky'......... but composers are their own worst enemy.

L

On Jul 4, 2008, at 9:49 AM, Robert Stanton wrote:

> 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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> Sean
> Goble
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> To: fmpro at nxport.com
> Subject: Re: [Fmpro] FMPRO Digest, Vol 39, Issue 4
>
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