[cma-l] PPL / PRS for Music mini consultation

[Murray Dawson]

I agree Paul - I'd suggest that we are doing them and their artists a 
favour at our own expense.

Problem is that we haven't been strong and united as a sector to 
challenge the issue.

Now that they've strong-armed most of us into new contracts with the 
threat of using their considerable wealth to beat us up in court, we're 
clearly on the back foot.

I'm sure there's a fair percentage of the sector that would be willing 
to take it on though?

Murray

On 10/02/2016 17:21, Paul Golder wrote:
> I've completed the form but my questions are:
>
> 1. Why do fees rise above the rate of inflation every year?
> 2. About 20 years ago I seem to remember PRS or PPL (or both) would 
> waive their fee for genuine not-for-profit stations undertaking RSL 
> broadcasts.  Why can't PRS and PPL do the same today for the community 
> radio sector?  The amount of money raised is negligible. Based on 
> information in the public domain, I estimate that the whole of the 
> UK's community radio sector contributes 0.02% of PRS's total income.
> [Approx £175k from community radio against a staggering £623m which 
> was PRS's income in 2009 according to Wikipedia]
>
> I'm sure lots of other people will ask the same, and I doubt I'll get 
> much joy but I think it's worth a punt from all of us.
>
> Paul Golder
> Phoenix FM
>
>
>
> On 10 February 2016 at 17:19, Paul Golder <paul at pvg.co.uk 
> <mailto:paul at pvg.co.uk>> wrote:
>
>     I've completed the form but my questions are:
>
>
>     On 10 February 2016 at 16:39, CMA-L <cma-l at commedia.org.uk
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>         for Music this *Friday 12th February 2016.*
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