Graham -

I've found your posts very informative on how its done down under - and I wish we had one PRO only and it accepted live playlists to base live performance royalties on. I know where you're coming from in your posts. Its just that watching the thread I see others taking your answers as if they apply here and unfortunately they don't.

I have read the stuff from the PRO s. I don't belong to one as of yet because I'm the only one playing my songs and as yet do not have measurable air play. When I do I will become part of the system.

And yes they really do base the royalty distribution on air play "or a suitable surrogate" as they say in the literature. There are no live play lists to submit.

And while some think it would be impossible to get folks to submit playlists, I really have to disagree there. And I'm confident what would be submitted would be at least a little more accurate than what is currently used.

The following is a quote from the ASCAP site:
Of course, it would be impractical to monitor all performances in bars, clubs, restaurants and the like .... is paid out to members on the basis of feature performances on radio and all surveyed performances on television.



[This message has been edited by Marty Helly (edited 12-17-2003).]

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