[Fmpro] artists' perf royalty

[CORBERLAW@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/19/2008 5:03:23 AM Pacific Daylight Time,  
fmpro-request at nxport.com writes:

On Jun  18, 2008, at 2:46 PM, CORBERLAW at aol.com wrote:

> Proposed law to  provide musical artists with a perf right from   
>  terrestrial
> broadcasts.
>
> If electronic tracking is ever  implemented, what will the  embedded  
> code
> contain  and who will pay to embed it?
>
> Varance wanted composers to do  that and also to pay for data from   
>  tracking.


Speculating on passage:  who will collect the license money  and will afm 
gets 5% off the top of the gross even on non-union  performances?  New Era and 
Seattle ought to love  that.



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