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Performance Royalties for Films
Todd Brabec
Tood Brabec is the former Executive Vice President of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), a membership association of nearly 300,000 US-based songwriters, lyricists, and publishers. He is also the author, with his brother Jeffrey, of “Music, Money, and Success: The Insider’s Guide to Making Money in the Music Industry, 5th ed.” (Schirmer, 2006). |
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Description: Todd Brabec is the Vice President and Director of Membership for the American
Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). He talks about the 1948
decision. ASCAP had an exclusive contract with their writers. Thus, ASCAP had
to be the negotiating party for the writers in all circumstances. The 1948 decision
ruled that as an antitrust violation however. Brabec explains that current contracts
allow writers and publishers to bypass ASCAP or BMI and directly license to users.
Also in this segment, Brabec covers the decision's effect on motion picture monies
in the United States. Since the provision remained from the decision, motion pictures
do not pay money in the United States. He emphasizes that performance royalties
for films are a major source of income in foreign territories.
Shoot Date: Nov-05 |
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