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| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: EMI ripping off Bill Nelson of Be-Bop-Deluxe |
| Date | Sun, 27 Jun 2004 11:07:10 -0400 |
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AT Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 16:31:17 Bryan wrote:
>Artist royalties are usually paid bi-yearly, so he should have
>received at least two statements, every six months each year...
>between 1974 and 1997
The key words here are "should have". I deal with a lot of artists in Bill
Nelson's age group and career cycle. This scenerio happens/happened/is
happening all the time. You're right, Nelson should have been on top of this
sooner. But, I know too many guys who have never, and will never, make a
dime from their legacy because of bad label/management/band shenanigans
particularly lack of accounting. Our act The Killer Dwarfs have never
received a statement for the 4 albums they released on Epic Records. They
are unrecouped, but they are still legally owed documents bi-annually
showing the deficit and any accrued revenues from re-issues and what have
you.
I've actually gone to bat for some of my acts to help them sort out these
matters....but the cost, like in Nelson's case, is prohibitive.
The story that EMI gave about BeBop Deluxe Ltd's bankruptcy giving them no
accountability is a load of horseshit as well unless there was a provision
in the original deal stating that failure to function as a band or a
corporate entity forfeited the rights. If that deal was signed, managers and
lawyers should have been drawn and quartered.
Jaimie Vernon,
President, Bullseye Records
http://www.bullseyecanada.com
Author, Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia
http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicPopEncycloPages
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