Re: [APML] Jpeg standards

[Roland Roberts <roland@astrofoto.org>]

>>>>> "Joseph" == Joseph O'Neil <joneil@multiboard.com> writes:

    Joseph> Today, you are supposed to keep track of every single
    Joseph> sheet of paper used and printed, and pay royalties on each
    Joseph> sheet.  This includes Ministers & Priests in churches who
    Joseph> now keep count of how many sheets of paper are used to
    Joseph> photocopy hymns for the church choir for Sunday service.
    Joseph> I see this all the time.  I think if somebody could figure
    Joseph> out a way to copyright "Amazing Grace" and charge
    Joseph> royalties for it's use, it would of been done by now.

Yes, but prior to about 10 years ago it was much worse for churches as
they technically needed to acquire rights for each song from each
publisher independently.  About 10 years ago is when Christian
Copyright Licensing Inc (CCLI) formed as a clearinghouse.  Pay a flat
fee, get copyring rights to all of the material from member
publishers.  The reasonable fees have probably lead to higher
compliance with copyright law and more income for the publishers and
artists.  Mind you, initially, you had to keep track of every song (I
know, I was in charge of doing so for our church).  At the time I
handed it over, CCLI had moved to statistical checks where they would
notify you in advance they they wanted you do keep track for a
particular time period.  The rest of the time you didn't have to do
anything.

    Joseph> Also, it isn't so much the copyright fees, as much as the
    Joseph> paperwork and adminsitraition associated with the royaltiy
    Joseph> fees that really easts up profit and labour hours anymore.
    Joseph> You sit down to fill out a sheet where you say "20 sheets
    Joseph> of image #32119, and 15 copies of image #8867" etc, etc,"
    Joseph> and it just drives you batty after a while.

Indeed, with our church I eventually worked out a system where it
would only take a half an hour each week.  But ours was a small church
which would use less that 10 songs each week.  Doing the same record
keeping in an art shop could easily eat up that much time every day.
Incrementally, half an hour doesn't some like much, but when you are
already very busy it can easily push you over the edge.

roland
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