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

[Trevor Lockwood]

Eddie

I agree with your sentiments - there are too many unexplained anomalies in PPL/PRS. We need a simpler system, and one that ensures all suppliers are compensated but one we all understand.

PPL/PRS rely upon a dubious clause in legislation that surely was never intended to cover public broadcasting.

Last time I checked the CEO was paid £600,000 pa - that may be OK but can he ensure that all registered musicians are paid? No, he cannot. So what happens to the music fees left over?

Speech broadcasts tend to ignored: so I can talk the hind leg off a donkey - and get nothing.

I’ve suggested, in the past, that CMA could provide a similar service for its members - we could start if by crowd funding, then fees, and ensure that all our small musicians received equal shares.

Many deals could be sorted out with record companies and musicians - who would gain many advantages.

Trevor Lockwood


> On 11 Feb 2016, at 02:44, Eddie Stuart <eddie at kcr.fm> wrote:
> 
> Like so many others here, I object to the separate charges by PPL/PRS for FM, webcasts, DAB etc - the overall number of listeners will remain the same.
> 
> Many Community stations will play a lot of music by local unsigned bands who will get nothing (other than exposure) - how do PPL/PRS justify paying money to Justin Bieber et al (I don't think that anyone here has actually played him) but pays nothing to a busker who self-releases some music which we feature and do actually help generate sales for them?
> 
> We use Canstream for our webcasts - we don't purchase the bandwidth for a Radio 2 level of listenership. What possible justification do PPL/PRS have for the level of charges for webcasts?
> 
> I have submitted the form as requested and look forward to the response from PPL/PRS, but......??!! :-)
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Eddie
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> On 10/02/16 14:52, CMA-L wrote:
>> The Community Media Association is meeting with PPL and PRS for Music this Friday 12th September.
>> 
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