Fw: [Dixielandjazz] BMI

[G. William Oakley]

That's terrific Dick.  With the two guys that Joe knows and you that makes
three.  ----- 
Best,
Bill

From: "Richard Broadie" <rbroadie at dc.rr.com>
To: <TCASHWIGG at aol.com>
Cc: "djml" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 12:07 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: [Dixielandjazz] BMI


> I got my $12 from ASCAP this year.  Of course I sent them $10 back for my
> annual dues.  Wonder why my compositions don't seem to go very far towards
> supporting my family.  Of course if I save up my ASCAP income for a couple
> million years, it may be worth something.  Then again, there's the
inflation
> factor.  :-(   Dick B
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <TCASHWIGG at aol.com>
> To: <gwilliamoakley at earthlink.net>; <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 8:51 PM
> Subject: Re: Fw: [Dixielandjazz] BMI
>
>
> > Right on G. William Oakley:
> >
> > and if it were not for all the sheep in the world these thugs would
never
> > have gotten away with this crap for so long.
> >
> > No body minds paying their fair share for what they use, nor do they
> begrudge
> > any artists or songwriter his right to make a living and be paid for
> his/her
> > work, but extortion in the name of the artists is total BS and should
have
> > been stopped long ago.
> >
> > It is really too bad that so many musicians and songwriters have been so
> > silly for so long in beleiving that these sharks ever really gavbe a
> damned about
> > them and how much money they would collect, they were only interested in
> > collecting, not dispersing and they have gotten away with it uncontested
> for the
> > most part for far too long.
> >
> > I say treat them  with about the same respect as you would a two bit
> > collection agency, which is what they really are, when they send the
last
> letter that
> > says FINAL NOTICE  just throw it in the garbage, it means they are not
> going
> > to send another one..
> >
> > If they want to come after you for their $15.00 tell em to come and get
> you,
> > it is normally a bluff and they will not do so and even if they do so
what
> you
> > don't have any money so they can't get blood out of a turnip.   No
kmatter
> > how stupid their lawyer might be he is not that stupid to think he could
> get a
> > little organization to cough up their legal fees and costs , and no
judge
> in
> > his right mind would allow it anyway.
> >
> > Even if they were stupid enough to pursue it and get a judgment, they
> stiull
> > have to collect, simply don't put any money in yoiur checking account
for
> the
> > to attach, go open a new one every month if you have to and make the
> bastards
> > look for it to attach it.
> >
> > There are many more ways than one to skin a cat.  WAKE UP FOLKS !
> >
> > Cheers, and Jeers,
> >
> > Tom Wiggins
> >
> >
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