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

[Mike McCarthy]

You have record companies...and then there are the publishing/licensing firms.

Two very different animals with overlapping and sometimes very confusing 
claims of copyright retainership.

In the past record companies gave the stations the material because 
Broadcasters have the same licenses THEY also must have to distribute the 
content we play.  It was a very harmonious relationship...and still is if 
your station is viewed favorably by the labels.

However, by in large that has changed in recent years where labels have 
really gotten into bed with the licensing Gestapo since their paths are 
more parallel than intersecting.  If you are not a format in high regard, I 
can see how they might go after the operator for money to supply product.

FWIW, I have not a bought a new CD in nearly 10 years.  I'll buy them used 
when I want to expand my library.

One thing I expect to see is the decline in locally based formats in favor 
of satellite delivery or those which are housed in mega facilities and 
distributed by T-1 to the "main studio". Some groups/clusters will have one 
super hot file server supplying music to all the stations.  ALA Sirius and 
XM's mode of operation. So in reality, the broadcasters can play that game 
too.  Two copies for say 20 stations...instead of 2 copies per station 
across 20 stations.

Ultimately what will happen is playlists and active libraries will shrink 
some more so as to not have the music in house and the medium will go even 
more bland.  Soon no one will be playing music and new record/music sales 
will plummet.  The goose which has laid the golden egg for decades is being 
slain...

Hmmmm..go figure.

MM

At 12:50 PM 6/7/2006 -0500, Bailey, Scott wrote
>   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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