<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Eddie<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">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.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">PPL/PRS rely upon a dubious clause in legislation that surely was never intended to cover public broadcasting.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">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?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Speech broadcasts tend to ignored: so I can talk the hind leg off a donkey - and get nothing.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">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.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Many deals could be sorted out with record companies and musicians - who would gain many advantages.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Trevor Lockwood</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 11 Feb 2016, at 02:44, Eddie Stuart <<a href="mailto:eddie@kcr.fm" class="">eddie@kcr.fm</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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Like so many others here, I object to the separate charges by
PPL/PRS for FM, webcasts, DAB etc - the overall number of listeners
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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
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We use Canstream for our webcasts - we don't purchase the bandwidth
for a Radio 2 level of listenership. What possible justification do
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I have submitted the form as requested and look forward to the
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