These estimates sum to $44.4 million in copyright owners' income from performance fees attributable to sound recordings, an increase of 283% over the level of 1963, as reported in the 1965 Glover Statement. In terms of the estimated mechanical royalties, it will be noted in A two-question survey was sent to 96 record companies -- some were royalties paid. Thus the figure of $83 million for mechanical royalties paid in 1974 is a highly reliable On the next four pages following, the memorandum introducing the short survey, the one-page questionnaire, the names of the respondent firms, and the raw survey results are provided. MEMORANDUM December 2, 1974 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Record Companies Cambridge Research Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts 1973 and 1974 Statistics on Mechanical Fees Paid by the During recent Senate hearings on the Copyright Revision Bill, questions were raised about the total amount of mechanical fees paid by the record industry. In order to illustrate the severe impact on the record industry of raising mechanical fees from 2¢ (under existing copyright law) to 3¢ (under the copyright bill passed by the Senate in September 1974), there is an urgent need to collect statistics on the mechanical fees paid by as many record companies as possible. Could you, therefore, please fill in the attached questionnaire and return it by January 15. The following procedure has been established so your company's financial data will be handled in a confidential manner: After you have completed the enclosed form keep one copy As you will notice, your forms have been pre-coded with The financial data you send to the accountants will be 57-786 76 pt. 3 10 128 129 Send form to: RIAA SURVEY OF MECHANICAL FEES PAID BY RECORD COMPANIES IN 1973 AND 1974 Ms. Millicent Hauser J.K. Lasser & Co. 666 Fifth Avenue New York, N. Y. 10019 Questions may be referred to: Mrs. Carol Cerf Cambridge Research Institute Telephone (617) 492-3800 Cambridge, Mass. Only financial statistics on record and tape operations in the Company Code Number * These figures can be estimates if necessary, but please indicate if they are. PLEASE MAIL THIS INFORMATION BY JANUARY 15, 1975. Record Companies Which Responded to the Questionnaire Entitled "RIAA SURVEY OF MECHANICAL FEES PAID BY RECORD COMPANIES IN 1973 and 1974" ABC/Dunhill Records Alshire International, Inc. A & M Records, Inc. Arista Records Atlantic Recording Corp. Bee Gee Records Buddah Records Capitol Records, Inc. Challenge Records Cinnimon, c/o Goldband Records Columbia/Records Group Disneyland/Vista Records Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records GNP Crescendo Records GRT Corporation Icka-Delick-Music & Records Corp. Longines-Symphonette Recording Society MCA Records, Inc. Nashboro Records Phonogram, Inc. Pickwick International, Inc. Polydor, Inc. RCA Records Savoy Records, Inc. Sussex Records 20th Century Records United Artists Music & Records Group, Inc. Thomas J. Valentino, Inc. Warner Bros. Records Word Records 130 RESULTS RIAA SURVEY OF MECHANICAL FEES PAID BY RECORD COMPANIES IN 1973 AND 1974 Send form to: Ms. Millicent Hauser J. K. Lasser & Co. 666 Fifth Avenue New York, N. Y. 10019 Questions may be referred to: Mrs. Carol Cerf Cambridge Research Institute Telephone (617) 492-3800 Cambridge, Mass. Only financial statistics on record and tape operations in the Company 131 Code Number These figures can be estimates if necessary, but please indicate if they are. PLEASE MAIL THIS INFORMATION BY JANUARY 15, 1975. |