[cc-community] ASCAP
Brenda Kayne
kayne at songsforall.com
Tue May 13 06:35:13 EDT 2008
I know why I joined ASCAP. Things can change. I want out.
I think a full year of waiting is quite extreme.
On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 2:33 PM, Paul Keller <pk at kl.nl> wrote:
> On 12 May 2008, at 12:32, Brenda Kayne wrote:
>
> > Sounds good, but still have the issue of ASCAP coming after people
> > using my music who run businesses. A lot of my stuff works as
> > background music, so that means ASCAP will demand fees from
> > restaurants, stores, salons, etc.
>
> that is the whole point of being an ASCAP member (so that is what you
> asked them to do when you joined)
>
> On 12 May 2008, at 13:44, Brenda Kayne wrote:
>
> > That's what I'm trying to do! Cancel ASCAP! But they are not
> > letting me do it - I have to wait to July to even apply. I would
> > not have my membership relinquished until July of 2009!
>
>
> there is probably very little that you can do about this. first of all
> this procedure was most likely outlined in the document that you
> signed when you became a member of ASCAP and second of all it makes
> sense that you cannot just leave an organisation of ASCAP with a days
> notice. they are in the business of licensing the music of their
> members and that requires them to have some kind of stability of their
> repertoire. this is why they are insisting on the 1 year notice for
> ending your membership.
>
> best, paul
>
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