Comments on: Royalties for musicians? What are you talking about? http://doublebassblog.org/2007/09/royalties-for-musicians-what-are-you-talking-about.html double bass news, stories, downloads, podcasts, and more! Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:37:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Eric Hochberg http://doublebassblog.org/2007/09/royalties-for-musicians-what-are-you-talking-about.html/comment-page-1#comment-1037 Eric Hochberg Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:58:00 +0000 http://doublebassblog.org/?p=1556#comment-1037 Organizations such as BMI and ASCAP charge "statutory licensing fees" to presenters of recorded music, such as radio stations, internet sites, movies, TV, etc. They are usually calculated on a per play basis. These fees are distributed to publishers, composers and lyricists as royalties for their work. <br/><br/>In the US there is no system in place to pay performance royalties to musicians on recorded works. In the UK, for instance, PPL charges presenters of recorded music for musician's performances and distributes royalties to them. PPL does not work on behalf of musicians recording in the US.<br/><br/>Music First Coalition (musicfirstcoalition.org) is working to get US musicians performance royalties. <br/><br/>The AFM has the Sound Recording Special Payments Fund that pays union musicians a depreciating payment for five years based on the union contracted record sessions they do. Record labels that are union signatories contribute to this fund. Organizations such as BMI and ASCAP charge “statutory licensing fees” to presenters of recorded music, such as radio stations, internet sites, movies, TV, etc. They are usually calculated on a per play basis. These fees are distributed to publishers, composers and lyricists as royalties for their work.

In the US there is no system in place to pay performance royalties to musicians on recorded works. In the UK, for instance, PPL charges presenters of recorded music for musician’s performances and distributes royalties to them. PPL does not work on behalf of musicians recording in the US.

Music First Coalition (musicfirstcoalition.org) is working to get US musicians performance royalties.

The AFM has the Sound Recording Special Payments Fund that pays union musicians a depreciating payment for five years based on the union contracted record sessions they do. Record labels that are union signatories contribute to this fund.

]]> By: Jason Heath http://doublebassblog.org/2007/09/royalties-for-musicians-what-are-you-talking-about.html/comment-page-1#comment-1036 Jason Heath Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:25:00 +0000 http://doublebassblog.org/?p=1556#comment-1036 Good point, Jacque. I'm not sure what this representative means with this comment--do all broadcasters in countries besides the aforementioned pay an annual fee to ASCAP? BMI? Harry Fox? Surely not the countries themselves... Good point, Jacque. I’m not sure what this representative means with this comment–do all broadcasters in countries besides the aforementioned pay an annual fee to ASCAP? BMI? Harry Fox? Surely not the countries themselves…

]]> By: Jacque http://doublebassblog.org/2007/09/royalties-for-musicians-what-are-you-talking-about.html/comment-page-1#comment-1035 Jacque Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:15:00 +0000 http://doublebassblog.org/?p=1556#comment-1035 Hmmm, as much as I dislike George Bush, I have to admit: I have no earthly idea what a "statutory royalty" is.<br/><br/>Who wants to take a shot at explaining it? Right now. No peeking at wikipedia until after your first attempt. Hmmm, as much as I dislike George Bush, I have to admit: I have no earthly idea what a “statutory royalty” is.

Who wants to take a shot at explaining it? Right now. No peeking at wikipedia until after your first attempt.

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