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A US District Court has ruled AOL, RealNetworks, and Yahoo should pay license fees that could amount to as much as $100 million to ASCAP and its membership for songs which they streamed to users from 2002 until now. The ruling also includes payment for use until 2009.
COOKIE CUTTER GIRL, POP SUPERHERO,
ON ASCAP, BMI, SEASAC & PROS
PROs like ASCAP & BMI *are* supposed to be collecting fees to pass them along to pay the songwriters. Unfortunately, ASCAP has only sent me one check in my whole life, excluding ASCAPlus awards, and only for $7.00. I received airplay on 500+ radio stations and performed 100+ gigs each year. ASCAP grossly over pays A list celebrity members, and always at the expense of the indie singer-songwriters' incomes. Yet, it is EXACTLY the latter whom ASCAP *claims* to be collecting the money from coffee houses for. In this computer age, PROs *should* be paying for EVERY SONG AIRED on the radio, as every song aired is reported. *excluding internet podcasts and the like. The next step would be to pay each artist for the clubs they perform in, instead of paying Madonna & Elton John for clubs they never stepped foot in.
WANT TO MAKE MORE MONEY FROM ASCAP? APPLY FOR AN ASCAPlus AWARD! It's simple and available to all ASCAP members. The 'award' is supposed to be a stipend for all the 'unpaid' airplay & live play your music has received over the past year. HINT: DO NOT LIST VENUES THAT DO NOT ALREADY PAY ASCAP! AT LEAST MISSPELL THEIR NAMES ON PURPOSE, LOL. *wink* Why? ASCAP will visit them and demand their fees, and your live music venue may no longer be able to afford live music! "Awards" range from $150-$300 and are paid in January. THE DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR AN ASCAPlus AWARD IS JUNE 1ST... SO DO IT NOW!
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