Dave and Pro are right...writers and musicians need to be compensated and
ASCAP and BMI are the liscensing agents that make that happen.

I have no problem at all with the process. My concerns are:

1. The tactics (intimidation and threats, mainly)that at least ASCAP reps use.

2. The concern about how collected funds are distributed...how do recipients know if they are being compensated fairly?

I can't imagine that club and restautant owners don't know about ASCAP and BMI. I've only known one that didn't, and he was a novice. Some just wait until they "get the visit".

In earlier posts I wasn't complaining about the process, just the methods I've seen over the years.

Now, the Union...that's an entirely different matter!


Russ