Amen, brother. I'm one of the irritated individuals mentioned above that tend to link the venue licensing issue with the nonpayment of royalties. I realize that the two are not necessarily related, but both get to me from time to time.

I should mention though, that micropennies or not, we are owed what we are owed and it's the principle of the matter that counts here. The royalties that I've been fighting to get for the past couple of years likely wouildn't pay for a cup of coffee, but that's not to say that I'm not being screwed when I'm denied them.

I agree wholeheartedly with everything else you mentioned though, and I do believe that if the PROs would get with the program you outlined, life would be easier for a lot of folks. A lot of good ideas there...



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Shandy Lawson
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