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I spoke two months ago of the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). This group collects and protects the wrights of composers etc. They collect the royalty fees for members. It is one of several performance rights organizations in America. It was founded in 1914 to protect copywritten music of its performers. Among the were Victor Herbert and Irving Berlin. At that time recorded music was still new. Radio was just starting up. It would be a few more years until commercial radio stations would begin to form.
With the beginning of radio, income increased for the ASCAP. Radio broadcasted live music and later the performers wanted to be paid. To play music on the radio or television costs money. You have to pay to use copywritten material for commercial purposes. that includes use in commercials or in movie soundtracks or on television shows etc. Radio is a big business. The ASCAP has a reciprocal agreement with the Performing rights society of Great Britain for playing music over there. They have agreements all over the world. I am not familiar with copywrite laws. Both Mic Jagger and George Harrison have been sued for copywrite of songs that they sang. With Classical music we are dealing with material that is decades or even centuries old. The website for ASCAP is ascap.com. go to their web page to find out more about them. Some of these early members had the insight to make prophets on their music. This is a not for prophet organization. The current president is American singer songwriter Paul Williams.
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