[BC] Section 115 Reform Act (SIRA) of 2006

[Bailey, Scott]

  You know, back in the 70's and 80's, the record reps here in Nashville
gave you tons of records. I end up with so many of those 33 1/3 singles,
we would give them away at remotes. 
  Now as a broadcaster, those SOB's want to charge me if I need a copy
of a single on CD to air it. What's gotten into those folks at RCA/BMG,
MCA, Arista, and other record/music companies?  They want to suck the
blood out of the ones who made their songs hits over the years, the
radio stations! I pay the BMI's, ASCAP's, etc, so what's the deal. Why
should I pay 1.00 a cut to a firm like Rapsody for a song we need when
we already pay music rights!
  My friend Hoyt Carter at WNAH in Nashville got so upset with them they
he took ALL the Southern Gospel Music off WNAH and told the record reps,
@*^& You! Go away, were going all talk and we will pay BMI and ASCAP on
a per play basis, only if we have to play a song during a paid religious
program.
Don't get me started about the record companies!

Scott


-----Original Message-----
From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net
[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Ernie Belanger
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 12:21 PM
To: Broadcasters' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [BC] Section 115 Reform Act (SIRA) of 2006

Let me add a question to this.

Because I really don't understand.

If you are paying royalties for playing the music.. what does it matter
if
you bought it or downloaded it????

You don't have the CD but you are paying a "rental" for use of the music
via
the royalties you are paying.

So the artist and owners of the music are both getting paid.

I don't understand how that is theft when payments are being made...
then
again I'm not a lawyer.

Ernie

>
>From: "SteveOrdinetz"
> With more and more (legitimate) sources of music for radio going the 
> download route, how does that affect the requirement to have a copy of
the 
> original CD on hand?
> Rich Wood wrote:
>>God help you if you don't own a copy of the original CD and it isn't
in 
>>the building. .... All the blood drained from our attorney's face when
he 
>>found a few cuts had come from employees. We quickly bought the CDs
and 
>>made sure everything was legal.




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