[Fmpro] not true

[CORBERLAW@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/2/2008 4:12:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time,  
fmpro-request at nxport.com writes:

>  Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 16:53:48 -0400> From: lesmizz at bellsouth.net> To:  
fmpro at nxport.com> Subject: [Fmpro] Conversation with a Net Radio Station  
owner> > From another conversation on another list.> Names have been  removed to 
protect the innocent!> >  ------------------------------------------------> > >> 
As a member  of ASCAP, I'm basically BANNED from> >> having anything played 
on  [web radio station]??> > As the owner of [web radio station], I can  
explain this policy very clearly:> > 1. [web radio station] is a  zero-revenue 
station. That means we have no > money for license fees  whatsoever. We run no ads 
and have no revenue> stream. I pay for the  hosting of the station out of my 
own pocket.> > 2. ASCAP and BMI do not  give away licenses for free. Therefore, 
I> cannot stream ASCAP or BMI  music, unless I am willing to do so> illegally 
(which I am not).> >  3. Therefore, [web radio station] has to turn away 
artists who are ASCAP >  or BMI members.> > I do this because I am not ru!
nning pirate radio.  I could of course> break the law and simply play 
whatever I felt like,  licensing be> damned, but I play by the rules.> > I have asked 
both  ASCAP and BMI *repeatedly* to clarify whether or not> they will honor  
waivers by their artists. Neither of them will> confirm nor deny this.>  > So, 
until ASCAP and BMI confirm that their artists may legally waive>  the 
ASCAP/BMI license fees, there is no way I can legally play music> by  ASCAP and BMI 
artists on my station. It's as simple as that.> > If you'd  like to rant at 
somebody, may I cordially suggest you go rant> at your  ASCAP or BMI 
representative and ask them why they will not> honor their  artist's waivers. Isn't it 
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PRO members non-exclusively license their works to their PRO.   A PRO member 
can do a DL to the webcaster if they want so that the webcaster can  webcast 
just their music.
 
Didn't Northam just post something like this?
 
 
 
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