And some useful material on blanket licenses:
"But in a telephone interview on Monday, Jimmy Asci, a representative for Sony/ATV, said that programs like “The Tonight Show” and “Saturday Night Live” have pre-negotiated “blanket licenses” with music publishers that cover their use of recorded and performed songs. “There just isn’t enough time to negotiate fees and for the clearance process to happen,” Mr. Asci said, so these shows pay a “nominal fee” when the songs are played on air. Mr. Asci declined to give an exact dollar figure, but said the fee was 'not major money.'" "When a Beatles song is used in a film, television commercial or scripted series, however, Mr. Asci said 'it would command that price tag.'" I'd be curious as to general details about such a blanket license (does it list specific songs, break things down by genre, etc., performed vs. recorded differences). David ________________________________ From: Diner <[email protected]> To: TVorNotTV <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, January 25, 2010 8:24:33 PM Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: Questlove: "Lovely Rita" cost NBC $500K And now the New York Times weighs in on "Lovely Rita": http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/25/how-much-exactly-for-a-famous-meter-maid/ -Tim -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
