[cma-l] Music royalties and the Third Sector

[Bill Best]

Richard & others

Many thanks for your emails and pledges of support.

The CMA has written to Alison Seabeck MP thanking her for her
contribution to the debate about the Performing Right Society and
welcoming the code of conduct that has been drawn up by PRS in how
they intend to communicate with small businesses and charities.  We
have also copied the letter to David Lammy, Minister for Higher
Education & Intellectual Property and requested a meeting with both
MPs to discuss with them further how this matter affects the community
broadcasting sector as a whole.

We are requesting that the PRS's Code of Conduct should also equally
apply to community media organisations and we will seek that MCPS and
PPL also publish a similar Code of Conduct that is applicable to our
sector.

Please keep referring to the mailing list for further updates and we
will inform you - via the mailing list, the Twitter feed
(http://tinyurl.com/cma-tweet) and forthcoming new website - of any
significant news with regard to the above.

Best regards

Bill
--
Technical Manager
Community Media Association
http://www.commedia.org.uk/

Canstream Online Multi-Media Solutions
http://www.canstream.co.uk/

2008/11/14 Richard Berry <richard.berry at sunderland.ac.uk>:
> It seems absurd to me that not only are community radio stations
> charged on exactly the same basis as commercial radio but that MCPS
> still cannot make their mind up what to charge - but still tell us to
> put some money aside as they will want it one day! I can see the logic
> for levying fees on commercial radio, they play music, which attracts
> audiences which then generate revenue/profit for the business. As not
> for profit stations community radio does not generate personal or
> corporate wealth yet it still must pay fees, which I suspect for some
> smaller projects will be their main expenditure after wages.
>
> If the CMA is able to join this campaign then I am sure the membership
> will be behind you!
>
> Richard
>
>
> Richard Berry
> Senior Lecturer in Radio
> Programme Leader:
> FdA Community Radio and BA Radio
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> Faculty of Arts, Design and Media
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