Hey Marc! Where ya been?

I think having individual publishers place their watermark on their masters would be best all around. ASCAP is getting geared for digital fingerprinting, but that won't differentiate the retitled tracks from the original (as I've been told).

As far as the writers go, there's no problem with digital fingerprinting. It will recognize their track regardless of the title. As long as all titles are registered the writer will get credit.

Another idea... Just eliminate the publishers PRO royalties and let the writer collect 100% of PRO royalties. The publisher still has upfront money and licensing fees he can negotiate with the writer.

It's going to be interesting...

John smile