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Topic History of: I'm such a lucky boy
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Foz	That does remind me of a visit to Radio Sussex in the late 80's when DJ's used turntables still. The records and CD's had bar codes on them which used to be swiped before they were played for royalty payments. Seemed pretty hi-tech even then! I imagine the system is probably similar?? Fascinating stuff, but I can totally understand why there are always going to be disputes like the one within Procul Harem and the Monty Norman/John Barry Bond theme court case.
Mart	Actually, expanding this thread a little further re-toyalties,wouldn`t it be helpful in these digital days for ALL track codes to be logged automatically and save payment errors? Pretty easy surely even on local radio.
Foz	Thanks - not being involved in the entertainment industry that does indeed answer my query!
JK2006	For Foz - Royalties. The collection companies submit statements and cheques every 6 months - sometimes less depending on size (we now get monthly iTunes because we went from hundreds to thousands a month over our first year). We (that's label or publisher or whatever) then assess the royalties due to writers, performers, producers etc and send them on their money. Peter Gabriel always used to say we were the only people ever to send him money (as Charisma etc gave huge advances so very rare actual cheques whereas our tiny amounts have flowed regularly for 40 years!). So that answers your question. I, of course, fit several categories as owner of masters, writer, publisher, often performer and so on, so different amounts arrive at different times (i.e. as a label I will pay JK
Foz	Sorry to sound thick, but it always puzzles me how royalties for songs are paid to artists due maybe to the complex nature of who sang it, who wrote the lyrics, who wrote the music and where and when it was played. For instance I get a piffling amount of dividend for a few shares I have. I never know when it is to be paid or how much is going to be paid. If I don't receive it, I probably wouldn't even realise it - Is it the same for royalties - I cant imagine you get a statement for each and every time a song of yours is played on various radio shows, tv etc. Or do you? I suppose you have to trust the system to act in your best interests.