[Fmpro] SOCAN Questions continued

[LesHurdle]

Hi Mark.............  I am not aware of a single PRO which does  
disclose gross amount at source.......... the excuse has always been  
[PRS]........ they don't know.

L

On Jul 4, 2008, at 4:40 PM, Mark Northam wrote:

> Hi Sean -
>
> Thanks for the detailed answers!
>
> A clarification on the assignment letter issue - If I, as a US  
> ASCAP writer,
> sent SOCAN a letter instructing you to pay all of my royalties to a  
> SOCAN
> member directly, would SOCAN honor this type of letter?
>
> One of the major concerns that some writers have in the US is based  
> on 2
> actions by US PROs:
>
> 1. US PROs do not disclose the actual dollar amount of incoming  
> foreign
> royalties received on behalf of their members, so we have no way of  
> seeing
> on our statements what the actual amount we were paid by foreign  
> PROs is.
>
> 2. US PROs do not allow their members to communicate directly with  
> foreign
> PROs, thus removing any ability to verify the amount paid with  
> those who
> paid us.
>