It would figure that my first blog post would be about ASCAP and BMI. These two organizations are central to the professional Singer/Songwriter's survival. They collect and distribute royalties for writers. Many of the CD's sold on The AMAZ Store site are from singer/songwriters and I applaud ASCAP and BMI for the work they have done in the past.
HOWEVER.....now they are going down a greedy and idiotic path in my opinion. You know those short song clips you find on The AMAZ Store site, on Amazon, on Itunes and just about any other site that sells music. Now ASCAP and BMI are trying to say that the clips qualify as performances and royalties should be paid. Are they nuts. Would you buy a song without first hearing it? OK, maybe you would from Beyonce or The Beatles or Green Day. The average singer/songwriter is none of these people. This proposal is crazy. Who came up with this nutty idea? I certainly hope they didn't get a bonus for thinking of this. Let ASCAP and BMI know your thoughts. This can't be allowed to happen.
HOWEVER.....now they are going down a greedy and idiotic path in my opinion. You know those short song clips you find on The AMAZ Store site, on Amazon, on Itunes and just about any other site that sells music. Now ASCAP and BMI are trying to say that the clips qualify as performances and royalties should be paid. Are they nuts. Would you buy a song without first hearing it? OK, maybe you would from Beyonce or The Beatles or Green Day. The average singer/songwriter is none of these people. This proposal is crazy. Who came up with this nutty idea? I certainly hope they didn't get a bonus for thinking of this. Let ASCAP and BMI know your thoughts. This can't be allowed to happen.
