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

[Rod Stephens <savecal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob Olhsson wrote:

> Rod Stephens wrote:
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> > In Hollywood and L.A. , it's the union  
> > that covers most of the concert, recording and backup singers.
> >    
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> Everybody I knew had to be a member of both AFTRA and AGMA (or was it AGVA?) if they were going to perform live as well as record. Maybe they have some sort of cross-union recognition going on today.
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I think that AFTRA was for artists that performed on television or radio 
while AGMA covered recording and concert artists.  To quote the AGMA web 
site:

> THE LABOR ORGANIZATION THAT REPRESENTS THE MEN AND WOMEN
>  WHO CREATE AMERICA'S OPERATIC, CHORAL, AND DANCE HERITAGE

Rod