[Fmpro] I have a suggestion

[Christopher Alpiar]

Well in my opinion that is beyong ridiculous. Thats just giving up and  
saying OH WELL Im going to take a nap. The value of being in a strong  
union is to have

the power of collective bargaining

the power of legal action

the power of political lobbying

That is the fundamental concept. If you don't think composers need  
those three things then I don't know what to tell you. But what you  
are saying to me is that there are no problems that we have as  
composers face that are worth bothering to confront or deal with

Christopher Kennedy Alpiar
Cinematic Composer
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On Jun 27, 2008, at 7:19 PM, Ted Peterson wrote:

> I have a friend who runs one of the most successful unions in Ho. She
> controls the people who clean floors, secretaries and grunt people
> who do a lot of the schlep work. I asked he once if composers should
> unionize and she said it would be like a union of performing rock
> bands. Because music is a matter of taste and popularity, it's
> impossible to equate one song with another just because they are both
> songs. Three minutes of someone's pop song might be worth a lot more
> than three minutes of mine and vice-versa. So how could a union start
> equating work done and the value of that work? Even ASCAP states that
> they put their efforts behind composer who are known properties not
> on individuals who may be getting ripped off.
>
> So where would a union help? If it could provide medical coverage and
> retirement like AFM based on certain minimums, it might be of value
> but why not just join AFM as an orchestrator and report all gigs you
> get under that label? That way you get qualified for benefits if you
> make a certain amount.
>
> Ted Petersn
>
> On Jun 27, 2008, at 11:39 AM, CORBERLAW at aol.com wrote:
>
>>
>> In a message dated 6/27/2008 5:03:55 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
>> fmpro-request at nxport.com writes:
>>
>> Composers need and deserve a truly independent organization that
>> is  free
>> from financial obligations to any outside entity, especially those
>> that a
>> composer organization could constructively lobby on behalf of its
>> members.
>>
>
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