BOC: Champions of Rock CD

[Ted O. Jackson]

> >> I'm suprized that you haven't gotten a copy of it.  Doesn't Al get
> >> some kind of royalty or something for these rereleases?
> >
> > Ha ha ha! That's probably the funniest joke I've heard all day.
>
> Putting my usual cynicism aside, I actually thought that he *did*
> receieve royalties on these things.  Isn't that ASCAP's job - to
> make sure that he does?  At what point does that system break down?
>
> Steve
I'm just guessing here, but if anything, Al would only get royalties
for the songs he wrote, as this is a new recording and Al didn't play
on it.  Still, some kind of chicanery is happening if Al doesn't get
a nickel for the tunes he wrote...
theo