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Lsi ' realties Thes' should I paui n com(ha b Ha Mers said concerti0 indent affairs o! osirdmator (he performers are But Isaausr‘ tl" constanti' mnxmg they the music hard to tra k down So lobbied for a law to wrlters unions v t hese ro aides make smisme pa of "Because "( the (lermanenr the new universities ami colleges to make copyright law was passed them pav these royalties" Myers r' ilt les - the -- hen the writers' unions Broad rast Music nrorporatcd American and of Composers Society of and Society Publishers and Com Artists Mage Furnpean lohhasi for the law to he poser Council of passed the American Fduration wit- - caught off guard trltrs iintrt dormitor Hualt parties h and universities nM amount in several million dollars a ear nationallv task font made up of representatives from the meruan ll nf Count dm at ion National f Association ollecand Cniversitv Husimss Officer's paments olb-ge- ASTAPs XsscHlHtion of Collect nternatmnal I National contract price levels Jeanette Embry staff assistant for states basically the same thing except their per head rate is 0 cents and the fee for each concert performance is based on seating ( apacitv along with the price of the t u kets sF SAT adopted a set rate per ar a cording to the total enrollment This figure includes tomTt erformances I he outcome of the negotiations were not satisfactorv to either part v according to Mvers He ( I stated that tFie unions didn’t feel that they were getting what they should he while the colleges and universities were getting a bad deal because the performers should be responsible for the royalties because they are making money from the concerts not the schools Also there was not a third party in the negotiations and this allowed the unions free reign to regulate the full-tim- !iins Fn terlainmem and ampuctvtns ‘ssih iat ion and X''mk ihi inn ot ('oiler's Cmwrsities and Com mumtv Arts VimmiMratinn met with representatives from each of the union's to conn up a th a sat isfartorv ra n contrail union ( FRIOAY 76 NO 01 VOL LOGAN UTAH Oder thm (lr and u ni er-- ii ir- - int the pro-p- of pa mat loiul'o r much of ile r ' n r music pla ed i arnpuses "1 hi shs t run performances covered ranges trorn hail time hand at fHtthali umes to I in annualh uider a law n'uslc t"l’T1Kh' Januarv P I he i unlract for BM states that blanket fee of f cents per 'tudent wo!! he charged This foe v ill cover music used and performed b of departments music in all buildings dances sponsored bv recognized constituent organizations and music piaved bv noncommercial radio stations and those with gross receipts under $10000 On top of this HMI charges a fee for each concert performance according to the seating capacity of the hall a USU legal affairs said the contract sent to USU from BM1 asks for a $495 blanket fee per year and a charge of $85 per concert in the Spectrum which seats 10000 This would amount to $440 per year ASCAP's blanket fee is $540 and for a hall the Spectrum's size a yearly rate of approximately $462 The figures for the concerts can only lie approximated because the number of concerts and the price of the tickets are unknown SESAC has asked a flat rate of $180 for a university of USU's size Embry said the university would probably sign the contract but no official word has been given because legal counsel for USU Bill IOOS has not reviewed the contract yet law "It's a discriminatory against higher education Because of our permanency we are being penalized for something the artists should be responsible for" said Myers to Embry the According university only has two alterto or the contracts natives: sign ignore them and wait to be sued hoping to pressure Congress into repealing the law Myers said he feels "it’s just another hardship for institutions on tight budgets" Because this has not been budgeted into USU's finances it's not known where USU will acquire the money Myers said he is hoping the money will come from the general operating fund from the business office 1979 MAY 11 ‘Minorities iq nor e cT Laws still unequal says Bond Hill bv U v 1U r 'o ibo- at e - 'll Nf t ill ” p'u ' ill' ra e Bmui iv il righf gui arid v rvt r i ' I bv lr-- 'tig1' i Viler h ' v teaker S(tiul ( ias and ignorant spte Nfj schools ’ li" ti in spit e m Bond ill ' nij a tfi was supreme nurt ruing Brown vs Board V'tr this ftiM1 the rts i s nv st rasilv mmiritv s m d slow it t ' r am! gfi w mg ha’ul agan in mot on - H n onOt-r- gr '" nivi n a a pos t : In pow rlessnNN f t Fiend H a Kil t ide ( Klin a’ whih r h il d'C' t no 'i it ' fuired es :if upper K curt' m to mil Bnd 'ud :i l‘4 s t s t m !ie n reversed imal the progress o made in tile hits t Fie disc rimmat ion Bond obsi-rvethat in 'JO sears t hr b!ai ks rnv ed from t Fie Fiat k of of the unm the F'js 'n the po tli e' line Bmci also talked o recent I’ S Nixon he r'sfii- - ( f es uient aii In 1'us the new president Fh of t needs of tgan iniiidicforalion the needs of the (ht ned cold with H moved greed v to cut down minority i ah u Kit inn rigFt s liking President of Carter In I97n the negroes Bond said t hev d never i i me to tile polls like done bebitf to vote for a man who promised civil rights But in 197H cs wre sorrv Fiecduse we voted for Q? x (C ontinued on page 2) Executive council proposes new faculty senate makeup by Kim An investigative committee within the Council is being organized to Pierce The Faculty Senate is con sidering a proposal to reorganize the composition of its membership and a coinciding change m name The Senate is currently composed of 4f faculty members 15 ad numstrators and three students In order to create a body more representative of the university the proposal recommends that administrative representation Fx reductsi from 15 to 10 members and filling these positions with ad di t ion h members to specify representation A proposal to increase student representai ion on the Faculty Council was submitted to the However it more student faculty neglects Executive Council Wednesday bv AS CSC fVesident Lester Kssig I draw up the final proposals specify hat k up reasons tor the increase and instigate a lobbying campaign to the facultv 'I am looking at six additional students giving us a total of 9 said Kssig though students' have not yet recommendations been completed The three current include one aprepresentatives the student graduate pointed student body president and the academic v ice president The name for the revised Faculty recommended Senate has also Academic to be changed to the an Senate although there exists official organization 1(1 M Academic Senate within AM contusion avoid In order to the two bodies the council intends to executive the adoption of a different propose name the University Senate for example The described proposals will be submitted to the Faculty Senate meeting during their final 29 The for May scheduled recommendations are based upon the idea that student participation and involvement of students on committees creates support for the made acpolicies and decisions to Fssig cording Student representation will also be recommended for the new committee currently on the Deans Council drafting board The new Deans' Committee on Facility Prioritization will be responsible for requests for prioritizing facilities made by physical academic units VERY INTERESTING— for Convocation Thursday the United States A sparse crowd listens to Julian Bond Bond topic covered minority politics in uff photo bv Sun Siakl |