>> Why do major sporting events continue to play "Rock and Roll, Part 2" >> as >> performance royalties line the pockets of a multiple convicted child >> molester/pornographer? > > Why does radio play Billy Preston & Michael Jackson (both pedophiles) or > > Cat Stevens (a proven supporter of Middle Eastern terrorists)? Greed is > > mercenary and in the case of big business...blind to morality or ethics. > > But you're mistaken if you think Gary Glitter ever sees a dime. My good > > friends in The Kings who had a substantial North American hit with "This > > Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide" don't get paid a dime when their song > is used in sporting events...because the performance rights collective > SOCAN made deals back in the 'old days' with sports venues to take a > blanket annual fee that allows them unlimited usage of its members' > songs....royalty free. I think if you buy Charles Manson's album ("Lie"), the royalties don't go to Manson but to the families of the victims instead. Frank www.frankmarzano.com