Re: [ARSCLIST] ^ Letter on British Copyright Term Extension

[Rod Stephens <savecal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is Rod Stephens back again:

Karl Miller wrote:

> On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, Bob Olhsson wrote:
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> > Karl Miller wrote:
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> > > If you or anyone in the choir was a member of the AFM, you should have
> > > been paid a recording rate, or been asked to sign a waiver...
> > >      
> > AFTRA has jurisdiction over vocal talent and a contract with Columbia Records.
> >    
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> Sorry about that...I forgot that singers are not considered musicians...
>
> However...I would assume that if one were a member of AFTRA, you would
> also be paid a scale appropriate to recording...or be allowed to waive it.
>  
After my school training, singing and recording, I went to L.A. and 
started singing in various professional groups around town.  As a 
result, I finally was paid for my "talent" by joining AGMA (American 
Guild of Muisical Artists).  In Hollywood and L.A. , it's the union  
that covers most of the concert, recording and backup singers.

So, my reward in school was really the training I received there.  I was 
just curious.

Rod