[BC] ASCAP and BMI and Rights

[Greg Newton]

--On Friday, February 03, 2006 10:57 PM -0500 WFIFeng at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 02/03/2006 7:26:36 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> david at onlinetonight.com writes:
>
>> Here: it's a math problem. You're a daytimer, in a small exurban market.
>>  You're paying for all of your music (through the nose, as you put it),
>>  and they are getting a payment just for their composition. How much
>>  would you expect you'd generate for the individuals you're talking
>>  about?
>
> I wasn't talking about *just* my station, though. They were getting
> airplay  on a number of music-oriented FMS in other markets, and still
> only getting a  "tip" once a year. Those stations were actually paying a
> lot more than we do.

So, how much should it be worth to all of those stations and all of those 
individual songwriters to *not* have to negotiate individual contracts, 
audit the performance of those works, and handle the transfer hundreds or 
thousands individual payments each?

I'd guess that, although lots of folks complain, the answer is about the 
amount that ASCAP et al. collect in the current system...otherwise, more 
artists and stations would opt to go it alone. And wind up spending way 
more in transaction costs.
--
Greg