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November 2006
A Special Edition
Recording Artists -- Don't Throw Away Your
Royalties!
If you are a recording artist, SoundExchange may be
holding money for you. SoundExchange will be making its next distribution
soon -- so any artists who have not yet registered with SoundExhcange need
to do so by December 15, 2006, or they may lose a portion of their
unclaimed monies. If you think there may be money waiting for you, please
check with SoundExchange immediately. You can register for SoundExchange by visiting
www.soundexchange.com. DO NOT MISS THIS IMPORTANT DEADLINE!
Recording artists should also check with the AFM/AFTRA Intellectual Property Trust
Fund (www.raroyalties.org) and the Alliance of Artists and Recording
Companies (www.aarcroyalties.com) to see if there is money waiting
there for you.
Actors and other artists on spoken word recordings and cast
albums: Please check these websites, there may be royalties waiting for
you.
Celebrate 100th Birthday of
AFTRA’s Founder with President
John Connolly
In a new podcast recording available Nov. 20,
AFTRA National President John P. Connolly celebrates the 100th anniversary
of the birth of George Heller who founded the union that evolved into the
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Click
here to listen>>
Girls Inc. Honors AFTRA by Recognizing Executive
Director
Girls Inc. honored AFTRA National Executive Director
Kim Roberts Hedgpeth at its annual celebration luncheon at the Beverly
Hills Hotel. Click to read the
whole story and see pictures>>
Deadline for New Dental Benefit Enrollment Extended
to December 31
Open enrollment for new Dental and Vision Plans
for AFTRA members from Group Benefits Associates extended to December 31,
2006. Enroll Today! For
more information on these and other Group Benefit Associates (GBA)
programs specifically designed for AFTRA members, click here to visit GBA
online>>
AFTRA Members Fighting Layoffs in NBC
Newsrooms
AFTRA memberscondemn the layoff of three
widely-respected WNBC news reporters by NBC-Universal management as an
insult to the people of New York who count on television news. Click
here to read the press release>>
Working Together for Change at NBC
An
important message for members who work
at NBC owned-and-operated stations from Kim Roberts Hedgpeth, AFTRA
National Executive Director. Click here>>
Audio Flag Legislation Can Protect Your
Money
AFTRA members
understand the importance of fairly compensating artists to ensure that
performers have the ability to provide the rich, diverse, and enjoyable
entertainment that audiences want. The U.S. Senate is now considering
legislation that would address the music community's concern that digital
radio services are functioning as download services without paying
appropriate license fees. This audio flag legistaion provides a fair
balance, enabling the growth of digital radio and other services while
protecting the artists who create its content. Click here to visit
MusicUnited.org to learn more and to send your Senator an email supporting
Audio Flag legislation>>
Happy Thanksgiving – AFTRA
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