Graham,

The US PRO's don't have the same systems as the Aussie ones do. As has been said here before, there is no system to submit playlists from gigs. You can keep them as records and use them in the ASCAP program that provides some compensation for writers who fall through the cracks, but outside of that, I don't believe there's even a place to submit them, let alone someone to track it etc...

As for Bluepoet, I guess you go into your day job for free everyday as well right? After all, you've decided that songwriters don't deserve compensation for their work.. I suppose you don't expect it for your work either right? No one forces a venue to use live music to enhance their business.. THEY choose to do it because they know they'll benefit from it financially. If they truly DON'T make any money or benefit from it, then they aren't in business.. they are running a hobby. Hobbyist venues are likely exempt from paying. (And these venues DO exist.. that wasn't sarcasm..). There are venues around the US that are free listening rooms with no commercial activity happening. I could easily support THOSE venues not having to pay a fee. But as soon as a beer or cup of overpriced coffee is sold, they should share those profits with the people who's work helps generate it... whether it's the electric company.. the table cloth manufacturer or the people who create the music.

Brian

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