[atlantaprog] Re: atlantaprog Digest V1 #66

Correction thats so Madonna and Eminem can make money off of their songs.
Hal
Wheat Williams wrote:

>I'm sorry about the guy and his business, but how else are songwriters 
>supposed to make a living if they can't earn royalties on performances 
>of their songs? Selling sheet music? Not in this day and age. ASCAP 
>enables musicians to earn a living! Otherwise a composer would have to 
>go around to every bar in the country himself, frequently, and persuade 
>the owners to pay him a couple of dollars for his songs.
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>>Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 09:52:06 -0700 (PDT)
>>From: Randall Castello <randall_castello@xxxxxxxxx>
>>Subject: [atlantaprog] Re: atlantaprog Digest V1 #65
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>>I knew a gentleman who ran a bar and booked live shows there 
>>infrequently and was constantly harrassed by ascap about registering 
>>his venue and paying annual fee's and what not. The bar owner pleaded 
>>with them that all music performed was original, but then ascap pulled 
>>the "happy birthday" bit and subsequently, the owner stopped booking 
>>live music and his buisness suffered tremendously..He eventually had 
>>to close for buisness.
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