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RECORDED MUSIC ROYALTIES — GOOD NEWS N.A.E.B. members have boon spared, much trouble and possible payment of large fees by negotiations wo have carried on with the American Society of Recording Ar¬ tists* Non-commercial educational stations are to bo exempt from the payment of fees for playing phonograph records* Special N.A.E.B. bulletins on this subject were issued recently. Here now is the latest official information: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF RECORDING ARTISTS Guaranty Building, Hollywood, California March 13, 1936 Mr* H.B. McCarty Radio Station WHA Madison, Wisconsin Dear Mr* McCarty: Your lotter of February 25th was referred to the Board of Directors, and I am instructed to advise you as follows: Instead of dealing with each station individually, it is the Board’s preference that the National Association of Educa¬ tional Broadcasters be the medium through which contact with education¬ al stations be made* Therefore, you are authorized to notify your station members that thoir use of the talents of the Society’s members, through the medium of recordings, will not be interfered with so long as such usages are for non-commercial, non-profit purposes, and the stations which do not sell time may feel free to continue using such talents, through the medium of recordings, as heretofore. In tho few instances of such of your station members as aro selling a small percentage of time, tho Board would appreciate full details with regard to such sale of time, that is, whether during the time sold, tho station broadcasts live talent or recorded talent# it for us. Wo shall appreciate this information if you can obtain Veiy truly yours. ARTHUR W. LEVY Executive Secretary This servos as notice of members’ authorization from tho A.S.R.A. Member sta¬ tions selling time are urged to send to McCarty at once full information as sugges¬ ted in Mr, Levy's letter* Wo may assume that no further individual negotiations are necessary because the Society will be kept informed of our members and their status* In case'of questions or difficulties, report them to headquartors of our •wn Asso¬ ciation, not direct to the American Society of Recording Artists. Here v/o have a vivid demonstration of the importance and value of our organiza¬ tion. We see clearly tho benefits of unified action* "Instead of dealing with each station individually, it is tho Board’s preference that tho National Association of Educational Broadcasters be tho medium through which contact with educational sta¬ tions bo made." There we have it — unbeatable argument for paid-up, active member¬ ship in N.A.E.B. This exemption, secured through cooperative effort, means a saving of thousands of dollars, should the A.S.R.A. bo disposed to collect from all stations and be suc¬ cessful in enforcing its claims for royalty payments. This makes our yearly member¬ ship foe of $10 look mighty small — and its value big#