[CMA_Radioforum] FW: PRS for Cross Rhythms and Access Radio

[Steve Perry]

Hello All

I have contacted PRS and PPL by phone to explain the issues and have
sent them this e-mail which details the points made. They are getting
back to me.

Steve Perry

>  -----Original Message-----
> Here are the areas that need to be clarified in relation to PRS
> licences for access radio stations. 
> *	Net Broadcast Revenue:- Most of the access stations don't have
> great revenue streams directly related to broadcasts such as
> advertising. For us we receive donations for many reasons unrelated to
> radio such as training. The only measure of broadcast revenue is
> really what we have spent on broadcasting activities. How will PRS
> calculate this? Will you take our word for it? I.e. We (Cross Rhythms)
> have accounts figures that could show what we had spent on Radio (as
> opposed to our other activities). 
> *	How will the situation work for organisations (like ourselves)
> who broadcast stations on more than one platform such as cable, or do
> an RSL elsewhere whilst Access radio is running? We have a separate
> station running on Sky Digital channel 876. Will we end up paying two
> payments? Would we need to provide you with separate financial figures
> for each station? 
> *	Reporting:- How often will reporting be required? What level of
> detail will be needed? (Exact air times or estimates). Will the type
> of music played effect reporting intervals? We only play music by
> christian artists for example and there are other stations with
> specialist playlists.
> *	Here are a few questions that relate particularly to the asian
> community stations involved in the project. Below is part of an e-mail
> passed onto me by one of the asian stations. 
> 
> 	"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, look forward to hearing from you. 
> Steve Perry 
> Cross Rhythms
> 
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