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CASH BOX APRILS, 1996 3 Lead Story ON Roger Ames has been THE Courts Side With appointed to the newly-cre- ated role of president of the PolyGram Music Group, MOVE ASCAP & BMI and will have worldwide re- sponsibility for all the com- U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE BARBARA S. JONES has declared provisions pany’s recorded music and music publishing opera- of the New York statute enacted last year at the behest of restaurant and small tions. He was previously chairman/CEO of PolyGram business owners unconstitutional. UK, a post that will now be filled by John Kennedy, The decision will restore to songwriters, music publishers and the per- who will report to Ames. Ames now will be responsible for and have reporting to him international pop mar- forming rights organizations who represent them, important tools they have keting, worldwide music publishing, worldwide clas- traditionally been given to fight unauthorized use of their musical works by sics and jazz, all music and video labels in the U.S. as restaurants and other businesses using copyrighted music. ^ well as PolyGram Group Distribution and PolyGram The provision found to be in violation of the U.S. Copyright Law would ^ Holding Inc.’s finance function. He will also oversee have required the performing rights organizations to give Kennedy a proprietor notice the company’s music activities in the rest of the world. of infringing performances of copyrighted musical works within 72 hours of Ames started his music career in 1975 with EMI UK those performances, or face a lawsuit in New York State Court for damages. before joining PolyGram UK in 1979. He became "All creators hail Judge Jones’ decision,” stated Marilyn Bergman, general manager of the newly -reopened London label president and board chairman of the American Society of Composers, in 1983 before leaving there in 1993 as managing of Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). “The New York statute stands against director to become chairman/CEO PolyGram UK. Kennedy now will assume responsibility for Poly- the very principles of copyright protection that we have long fought to Gram’s UK operation. Prior to his appointment, he safeguard” Harris managed a London-based law firm, having started his “Judge Jones' decision is a victory for all songwriters, composers and music career in 1978 in business affairs for PolyGram music publishers in their struggle to achieve a level playing field with / ^ jjlk UK. I Ray Harris has been named sr. vp of black businesses who are using their music,” said Frances W. Preston, presi- I music for Epic Records where he now will be respon- of “It is important that songwriters their federally dent/CEO BMI. maintain sible for overseeing marketing and promotion activities guaranteed right to protect themselves against unauthorized and uncompen- for the label’s urban roster. Harris boasts an expansive sated use of their work. Judge Jones’ decision resoundlingly confirms this career in the music industry, having held high ranking basic principle.” executive posts, most recently as sr. vp of market- ASCAP & BMI had filed suit in federal court shortly before the new law ing/promotion, black music and jazz at Warner Bros. /Reprise Records. He has held similar posts at was to have taken effect on January 1 , 1996, seeking to have those provisions declared unconstitutional. In the suit, ASCAP and BMI vs. Pataki, the RCA Records and Solar Records. B Jon Klein has performing rights organizations pointed out that the federal copyright law been named to head marketing at Maverick Record- ings and will be responsible for the creative and gives a copyright owner three years to file an infringement suit, not the three strategic marketing of the label’s releases. A 20- year days mandated for notice under the new law. industry veteran, Klein most recently was sr. director In her decision. Judge Jones reviewed the procedures performing rights Alouete of video promotion for Arista Records. He held various organizatioas employ in dealing with infringers and concluded “compliance jobs at Arista, including regional promotion director with the statute would be difficult and frequently impossible, inexorably and regional sales director. B Kelly Mills has been leading to violatioas of the 72-hour provision.” She also concluded that “the named vp of marketing at A&M Records and will now 72-hour notice requirement burdens enforcement and thus threateas to mar- oversee product management and the advertising/mer- ginalize copyright itself because copyright is not self-enforcing. ..the provi- chandising departments. She joined the company in sions of the New York statute aid in the infringement of copyright by hindering 1989 as a promotion manager in Minneapolis then abilities to detect a pattern of ongoing infringement through unanticipated Farman moved to a similar post in Boston before coming to the ’’ a headquarters in 1994 when she follow-up visits. company’s Los Angeles The court also noted that the provisions of the New York statute were in became advertising director. B Reprise Records has a pair of appointments. Sandy Alouete has been confiict with provisions of the federal copyright law that provide for, among 1 } made ' ^ named vp and ^t Coast label manager for Reprise. other things, statutory monetary damages for each copyrighted work in- She began her career in 1985 as an executive assistant fringed. at Sire Records and in 1989 was named label manager. Susan Drew has been named vp of A&R for Reprise. Cannon Drew started her career in 1983 in Epic Records’ publicity department and her last industry post was vp Charges Against Isgro of A&R at Chrysalis.