exactly. >From: "Brian King" <lordonly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: atlantaprog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: <atlantaprog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: [atlantaprog] Re: atlantaprog Digest V1 #66 >Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 10:06:50 -0500 > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Allen Welty-Green" <agmedia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > But you know what? The formulas ASCAP (and BMI) uses to pay OUT the > > money that most clubs pay IN is grossly unfair. The distribute it > > according to which songs are getting the most airplay - NOT which songs > > are being actually played in the clubs. For instance, Joe's Bar and > > Grill may have singer-songwriters come in from time to time and play > > their original tunes... which the singer/songwriters have registered > > with ASCAP. The bar is required to pay ASACAP & BMI fees, but Justin > > Timberlake and Eminem are getting the $ because they're getting the > > airplay. The singer-songwriters aren't getting squat. > >True, but I think this is a practical issue rather than an intentional >shaft. Radio play is much easier to monitor than having some guy with a >notepad sit in every club in America and interview every performer >afterward >to see who they are and whose songs they played, then track down and verify >this info. I just don't know how they could keep their own administrative >costs from going through the roof if they tried to be accurate about club >playlists. > >Brian > > _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail