Play Meter
Issue: 1985 July 15 - Vol 1 Num 13 - Page 9
Kastenmeier and Congress to think.
No Act of Congress, or AS CAP/ AMOA agree-
ment is going to keep up the levels of jukeboxes
operated in the United States, and it is pure folly for
anyone to think it can. In 1987 are operators going
to be expected to register 50 jukeboxes, even when
they operate only 30 jukeboxes, just so they can
reach ASCAP's arbitrary quotas and gain rebates
on a copyright fee that's already too high?
As a lobbying group representing this industry,
AMOA is charged with the responsibility of dissemi-
nating the best information available to members of
Congress. It's AMOA's job to get the operators'
word out. But, as is evidenced by Kastenmeier's
broad statement, which echoes ASCAP's conten-
tion, it's very clear AMOA did not do a very good
job. Before someone can represent or speak for an
industry, he must first believe -in the integrity of
those he speaks for .
But the AMOA, by agreeing to ASCAP's arbi-
trary quotas, agreed with ASCAP's contention that
operator compliance is a problem . And another
publication in this field, by agreeing blindly that
there are untold thousands of "free riders" who
haven't "ponied up" their jukebox copyright fees, is
not doing a service to this industry either. Neither
·can truly claim they believe in the inate integrity of
the industry they purport to speak for. What
exactly was AMOA hiding from its member opera-
tors when it entered into its secret agreement with
AS CAP?
Either you believe in the case you're fighting for
or else you let someone else argue the case. •
Jukebox operators are not a lawless bunch.
!)
~~~L-j~-------
David Pierson
Editor
John Estridge, AMOA president, signs the official document outlining the copyright agreement reached by AMOA and the
Performing Rights Societies. Looking on are(/ tor) Vincent Candilore of.SESAC, Edward M. Cramer of BMI, Representative
Robe rt W . Kastenm eier, chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee, Senator Edward Zorinsky, Hal David of AS CAP,
and Representative Carlos J. Moorhead.
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PLAY METER. July 15, 1985
No Act of Congress, or AS CAP/ AMOA agree-
ment is going to keep up the levels of jukeboxes
operated in the United States, and it is pure folly for
anyone to think it can. In 1987 are operators going
to be expected to register 50 jukeboxes, even when
they operate only 30 jukeboxes, just so they can
reach ASCAP's arbitrary quotas and gain rebates
on a copyright fee that's already too high?
As a lobbying group representing this industry,
AMOA is charged with the responsibility of dissemi-
nating the best information available to members of
Congress. It's AMOA's job to get the operators'
word out. But, as is evidenced by Kastenmeier's
broad statement, which echoes ASCAP's conten-
tion, it's very clear AMOA did not do a very good
job. Before someone can represent or speak for an
industry, he must first believe -in the integrity of
those he speaks for .
But the AMOA, by agreeing to ASCAP's arbi-
trary quotas, agreed with ASCAP's contention that
operator compliance is a problem . And another
publication in this field, by agreeing blindly that
there are untold thousands of "free riders" who
haven't "ponied up" their jukebox copyright fees, is
not doing a service to this industry either. Neither
·can truly claim they believe in the inate integrity of
the industry they purport to speak for. What
exactly was AMOA hiding from its member opera-
tors when it entered into its secret agreement with
AS CAP?
Either you believe in the case you're fighting for
or else you let someone else argue the case. •
Jukebox operators are not a lawless bunch.
!)
~~~L-j~-------
David Pierson
Editor
John Estridge, AMOA president, signs the official document outlining the copyright agreement reached by AMOA and the
Performing Rights Societies. Looking on are(/ tor) Vincent Candilore of.SESAC, Edward M. Cramer of BMI, Representative
Robe rt W . Kastenm eier, chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee, Senator Edward Zorinsky, Hal David of AS CAP,
and Representative Carlos J. Moorhead.
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PLAY METER. July 15, 1985
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