COSCAP or BCI? I Could be wrong and I usually am
Boyce Voice mentioned Mr Antonio ” Boo” Rudder yesterday and as if on cue I looked in the newspaper and see him associated with an interesting entertainment development.
“Rudder heads new Copyright Group” stated the headline, the article announced a new copyright organization had been formed entitled the “Barbados Copyright Industry” (BCI).
The list of directors were given and the fact it had been incorporated since December 19th 2007.
The formation of this new copyright group makes interesting food for thought, most performers and song writers are already members of the long standing rights collection agency in Barbados COSCAP (Copyright Society of Composers Authors and Publishers Inc)
Does this new entity BCI compete against COSCAP?
Maybe COSCAP CEO Erica Smith and staff Gail and Paulette are quaking in their boots? (Not that I have seen them wearing boots that’s just an expression, I would like to see Erica in boots though those tall black ones that…. sorry I digress, lets get back to the point..)
This new agency BCI deals ONLY with the collection of reproductive rights as it pertains to books and other publications.
COSCAP is known for collection of music royalties but by virtue of the “authors and publishers” in their name I would assume maybe they collect for books too, of course “I could be wrong and I usually am” (Quote from COSCAP director Smokey Burke)
So poet khaidji should be looking to join up and collect some royalties on those excellent pieces he has written, Asiba writes some pretty long comments he could publish them as a book.
It also still means that maybe Boyce can join and benefit as I write, see what you are reading here…? That’s writing yuh idiot, therefore I can de deemed a writer.
Hence when I am finish here I will print off a couple stories from Boyce Voice staple them together mek a book and bram! I joining up.
Question is as a writer which organization do I join, COSCAP or the new collection kid on the block BCI ?
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April 7th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
hey peter
i think that you are clairvoyant or just smart (intelligent) (perceptive) (thoughtful-or full of thoughts) because check it out dawg ! (as randy of american idol would say)
i am in the process of writing a number of books
as a matter of fact one book is finished and i am due to publish shortly
so you are right about that
hint : the finished book ‘might’ mention peter boyce somwhere in its pages
i am rather interested in this new copyright entity by boo rudder
my spider senses tingled when i read about it because all like now i have not received any royalties for my music. coscap apparently did not pay over the money to prs. last check with coscap, however, they assured me that the money has now been paid
i am waiting to hear about this copyright organisation, i find that with these things that they seem to jump out at you from virtually nowhere. bamci by sach moore came about in much the same way. i remember sach moore just came back stage one night and gave me a form to fill out————no meetings –no explanation –no nuttin–
the same with coscap: they even went further because i received a letter from coscap that was already typed only for me to sign that i resign from PRS——-no meetings –nuttin
so i will wait and see
April 23rd, 2008 at 6:08 pm
oh boy