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Thread #122497   Message #2696554
Posted By: The Fooles Troupe
09-Aug-09 - 05:27 PM
Thread Name: ASCAP/BMI killing local gigs
Subject: RE: ASCAP/BMI killing local gigs
There was an accordion music festival (mostly trad & self co0mposed) - sat & sun afternoon - about 300 people - the Aussie mob of extortionists demanded somewhere between $600 - $1000. They didn't want any lists - 'just pay up or see you in court'.

No event now...

It's the 'lawyers' and the "collection agents" who get most of the money, thus justifying their existence and salary.


"Come the revolution, first thing, we shoot all the lawyers."