Re: OT: Pay royalties for own music on own website?

["L.Angulo" <labaloops@yahoo.com>]

This is something i dont like about the GEMA they dont seem very 
transparent like the service you are with,in the past we had sold over 
10,000 CDso with a couple of my own originals and didnt see a paycheck 
until i called them and asked them what was happening.Then for a while all 
was cool getting checks and now again for the last 3 years all i get is 
their bill and i know the CDs keep selling (although more in the States 
than here)
How hight are their fees?
cheers
Luis 

www.myspace.com/luisangulocom


--- On Wed, 1/21/09, Erdem Helvacioglu <erdemhel@tnn.net> wrote:

> From: Erdem Helvacioglu <erdemhel@tnn.net>
> Subject: Re: OT: Pay royalties for own music on own website?
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 5:56 AM
> i am a member of MCPS/PRS. british organization. they are
> incredibly good with collecting royalties all over the
> world. and send you a form every 3 months with all the
> details about which pieces of yours have been performed,
> broadcast where. 
> 
> best.
> 
> Erdem Helvacioglu
> www.erdemhelvacioglu.com
> www.myspace.com/erdemhelvacioglu
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> "Wounded Breath" album is out now on Aucourant
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> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: L.Angulo 
>   To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com 
>   Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 3:47 PM
>   Subject: Re: OT: Pay royalties for own music on own
> website?
> 
> 
>   wow... didnt know that,that is pathetic!! i am debating
> wether i should still be with the GEMA,i dont see them doing
> much and ive been with them for over 8 years now.
>   I have my own music on my website and before i have to
> pay royalties i will quit their service!
> 
>   www.myspace.com/luisangulocom
> 
> 
>   --- On Wed, 1/21/09, Buzap Buzap <buzap@gmx.net>
> wrote:
> 
>   > From: Buzap Buzap <buzap@gmx.net>
>   > Subject: OT: Pay royalties for own music on own
> website?
>   > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>   > Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 5:28 AM
>   > Hi folks
>   > 
>   > I just had a discussion with a friend of mine. He is
>   > registered with the German GEMA (like ASCAP/BMI in
> Germany)
>   > and said that he is not allowed to present his own
> music on
>   > his own web site without paying royalties!!
>   > 
>   > I found this idea quite bizarre and checked a few
> web
>   > pages. Quite confusing: some say, you are allowed to
> stream
>   > but no download - then again, this rule just goes to
>   > 31.Dec07. Others suggest that in a band, one person
> should
>   > be outside of Gema etc.
>   > 
>   > So, I'm confused. Do you have the same
> regulation in
>   > US? Do you really have to pay royalties for your own
> music
>   > on your own web page (pathetic!)? In Germany/Europe?
> What
>   > about music not registered with GEMA/ASCAP? What
> about
>   > lyrics/song transcriptions?
>   > 
>   > Looking forward to your hints :)
>   > 
>   > Buzap
>   > 
>   > 
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