[CMA_Radioforum] Launch Dates, Copyright issues etc.

[Sattar, Javed (UK07)]

Hi Steve,
 
Our station, Awaz Fm, like that of Punjab Radio - Southall, Asian Woman's
Group - Nottingham and if anyone else in their station will be playing music
that originates from India and Pakistan or elsewhere in the world.
 
Most of the material we use falls into three brackets:
 
a) Music from India which are licensed and released from UK based record
companies.
b) Music from Pakistan - Only certain artists are licensed from UK based
record companies.
c) Music which isn't released here but only in India and Pakistan.
 
Q1: Music that Originates from countries outside the UK, are they still
covered under PRS/PPL rules. If so which ones?
Q2: Which countries are not reached in International Agreement for
copyright?
Q3: Often we have material which might not have all the details of their
recording. So how do we know that paying PRS/PPL fees will actually reach
individuals of those recordings and their country of origin.
 
I believe Amerjit - Punjab Radio, raised a question like those above at an
earlier Access Group Meeting. 
We both felt that monies given to PRS/PPL was monies that would not go
directly to the artist in the origin of their countries outside the UK. Only
music we play that is created in the UK can we feel meets that objective.
 
These are some points that are concerning me and have in the past when
running RSL.
 
It would be grateful if you can put these points across to both PPL and PRS.
I know that this reflects a few of the Access Groups.
 
thanks
 
Javed
Awaz Fm

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Perry [mailto:Steve.Perry at crossrhythms.co.uk]
Sent: 21 February 2002 09:01
To: radioforum at commedia.org.uk
Subject: RE: [CMA_Radioforum] Launch Dates, Copyright issues etc.


I am going to contact PPL and PRS soon. Having spoken to Lawrie he thinks
the position that both PPL and PRS have now reached is now pretty fair and a
good basis for us to approach these organisations.  So what I will do is ask
various questions and then publish the results to the list so that
individual stations then know what information may be needed and on what
basis the negotiations will be made. Some of the issues (such as OB costs,
agency costs) are covered in the information given by Lawrie
 
My main areas of questioning are:-
 
Net Broadcast Revenue:- Most of us don't have great revenue streams directly
related to broadcasts such as advertising. For us we receive donations for
many reasons unrelated to radio. The only measure of broadcast revenue is
what we have spent. How will PRS-PPL calculate this? Will they take our word
for it?
 
Reporting:- How often will reporting be required? What level of detail will
be needed? (Exact air times or estimates).
 
How will the situation work for organisations who decide broadcast on more
than one platform such as cable, or do an RSL elsewhere whilst Access radio
is running? Will people and up paying twice.
 
Are there any other issues that people would like me to raise that I have
missed?
 
Steve Perry
Cross Rhythms