ASCAP and Music Choice Announce Agreement on Licensing Fees.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 6, 2002 The American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP ASCAP abbr. American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers ) and Music Choice have entered into a long-term agreement concerning the music performing rights Performing rights are the right to perform music in public. It is part of copyright law and demands payment to the music’s composer/lyricist and publisher (with the royalties generally split 50/50 between the two) when a business uses music in a public performance. fees for the MUSIC CHOICE(R) digital music service, it was announced today by John A. LoFrumento, Chief Executive Officer of ASCAP and David J. Del Beccaro, President and Chief Executive Officer of Music Choice. Music Choice is the largest provider of commercial-free digital music via cable and satellite. The agreement covers distribution of the MUSIC CHOICE(R) service in the home via cable, satellite and other media such as the Internet. LoFrumento noted that "this agreement recognizes that Music Choice values the contribution made by ASCAP members and it assures that these members will be adequately compensated for the performance of their copyrighted musical works." Del Beccaro said that "Music Choice is pleased to have reached a mutually satisfactory agreement which affirms the notion of fairness and competition within the music service industry while respecting the rights of copyright holders." This agreement concludes Music Choice's participation in the cable-wide proceeding regarding ASCAP license fees. About Music Choice MUSIC CHOICE--the largest digital audio service--provides cable and satellite customers with 45 channels of commercial free CD-quality music in a wide variety of music genres and original programs 24 hours a day. Music Choice produces an exclusive concert series through nationwide network of cable systems. Music Choice's audio service reaches 23 million households and the concert series airs to 27 million homes nationally. Headquartered in Horsham, PA, Music Choice is a partnership between subsidiaries of Microsoft Corporation, Motorola, Inc., Sony Corporation of America Sony Corporation of America (SCA) is the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation. It is based in Inglewood, California. It is the umbrella company under which all Sony companies operate in the United States. Subsidiaries
Warner Music Group also has a publishing arm, Warner/Chappell Music, which dates back to 1929, when Jack Warner, president of Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. , Inc., EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) An electrical disturbance in a system due to natural phenomena, low-frequency waves from electromechanical devices or high-frequency waves (RFI) from chips and other electronic devices. Allowable limits are governed by the FCC. Music and several leading U.S. cable providers: Adelphia Cable Communications, Comcast Cable Communications, AT&T Broadband, Cox Communications and Time Warner Cable This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. . MUSIC CHOICE(R) is a registered trademark of Music Choice. Visit the MUSIC CHOICE website at www.musicchoice.com. About ASCAP Established in 1914, ASCAP is the world's largest performing rights organization, with over 135,000 composer, lyricist lyr·i·cist n. A writer of song lyrics. Also called lyrist. Noun 1. lyricist - a person who writes the words for songs lyrist and music publisher members. ASCAP's repertory spans the entire spectrum of music, from pop to symphonic, rock to gospel, Latin to country, jazz to rhythm and blues rhythm and blues (R&B) Any of several closely related musical styles developed by African American artists. The various styles were based on a mingling of European influences with jazz rhythms and tonal inflections, particularly syncopation and the flatted blues chords. , to film, television and music theatre. ASCAP is the only performing rights organization whose Board of Directors is made up solely of writers and publishers, elected by the membership. |
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