How To Read The New ASCAP Domestic Distribution Statement for Writers.

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1 How To Read The New ASCAP Domestic Distribution Statement for Writers.

2 Member Royalty Breakdown: Writer Member With No Deductions or Other Payment Instructions ASCAP Logo and address Address Block Distribution Details: Distribution type: Domestic Member Name Member ID: ASCAP s numerical identifier for a member Member IPI Number: International code for Interested Party* Distribution Date: Month and year Your Royalties: Amount of royalties generated by writer membership catalog. Net Distribution: Royalty amount paid to writer membership by check or direct deposit. Important ASCAP Communications * An Interested Party is a writer or publisher who has an ownership interest in a Work.

3 Member Royalty Breakdown: Writer Member With Deductions Address Block ASCAP Logo and address Distribution Details: Distribution type: Domestic Member Name Member ID: ASCAP s numerical identifier for a member Member IPI Number: International code for Interested Party* Distribution Date: Month and year Your Royalties: Amount of royalties generated by writer membership catalog. Important ASCAP Communications Deductions: Amounts by which Your Royalties are reduced due to payments owed to non-owner third parties (e.g. child support, Internal Revenue Service), or as recoupments to outstanding balances due ASCAP. Total Deductions: The sum of all amounts that are payable to non-owner third parties (e.g. child support, Internal Revenue Service), or as recoupments to outstanding balances due ASCAP. Net Distribution: Royalty amount paid to writer membership by check or direct deposit. * An Interested Party is a writer or publisher who has an ownership interest in a Work.

4 Member Royalty Breakdown: Writer Member with Allocations ASCAP Logo and address Distribution Details: Distribution type: Domestic Member Name Member ID: ASCAP s numerical identifier for a member Member IPI Number: International code for Interested Party* Distribution Date: Month and year Address Block Total Membership Royalties: Amount of royalties generated by writer membership catalog. Allocated Royalties: Amount that is payable to other royalty owners (e.g., former spouse). Your Royalties: The difference between Total Membership Royalties and Allocated Royalties. Net Distribution: Royalty amount paid to writer member by check or direct deposit. Important ASCAP Communications * An Interested Party is a writer or publisher who has an ownership interest in a Work.

5 Member Royalty Breakdown: Successor of Deceased ASCAP Writer Member Address Block ASCAP Logo and address Distribution Details: Distribution type: Domestic Successor Name Member ID: ASCAP s numerical identifier for a member Member IPI Number: International code for Interested Party* Distribution Date: Month and year Successor Royalty Total: Royalty amount payable to the successor of a deceased ASCAP writer member. Generally, this is a percentage portion of the total royalties generated by some or all of the deceased member s catalog. Important ASCAP Communications * An Interested Party is a writer or publisher who has an ownership interest in a Work.

6 Member Royalty Breakdown: Writer Member Where No Royalties Are Due Member Royalty Breakdown: Writer Member with Royalties Below Threshold ASCAP Logo and address Distribution Details: Distribution type: Domestic Member Name Member ID: ASCAP s numerical identifier for a member Member IPI Number: International code for Interested Party* Distribution Date: Month and year Address Block Your Royalties: Amount generated by writer membership catalog. Net Amount: Royalties generated but not payable either because they have been paid to others based on instructions from the member or other royalty owner or because the amount falls below ASCAP s distribution threshold of $ Important ASCAP Communications Message advising that no distribution will be made either because royalties have been paid to others based on instructions from the member or other royalty owner, or because the amount falls below ASCAP s distribution threshold of $ * An Interested Party is a writer or publisher who has an ownership interest in a Work.

7 Allocations Summary Distribution Details: Distribution Date and Type: Month, Year and distribution type Performance Quarter: Dates during which performances credited on the statement occurred (e.g., April 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009) Survey Year: ASCAP s performance processing year runs from October 1 of one calendar year through September 30 of the following calendar year Total Membership Royalties: Royalty amount generated by the writer member s catalog before any allocations have been made to other royalty owners (e.g., former spouse). Your Royalties: The amount of the Total Membership Royalties that is payable to you, after allocations. This amount is displayed as the sum of Current Performances (i.e., performances that occurred within the calendar quarter covered in the distribution) and Adjustments to prior period royalties. Allocated Royalties: Amount of the Total Membership Royalties that are payable to other royalty owners (e.g., former spouse) displayed as the sum of Current Performances (i.e., performances that occurred within the calendar quarter covered in the distribution) and Adjustments to prior period royalties. This section also displays the Recipient of allocated royalties, as well as the basis on which the allocation is made (e.g., percentage of selected works, percentage of all works, etc.)

8 Statement Summary - Living Members: Current Performance Plan (1 of 3) Descriptive text for noted items begins on Statement Summary - Living Members (3 of 3) A D B C

9 Statement Summary - Living Members: Averaged Performance Plan (2 of 3) Descriptive text for noted items begins on Statement Summary - Living Members (3 of 3) A E B F C

10 Statement Summary - Living Members (3 of 3) A) Distribution Details: Distribution Date and Type: Month, Year and distribution type Performance Quarter: Dates during which performances credited on the statement occurred (e.g., April 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009) Survey Year: ASCAP s performance processing year runs from October 1 of one calendar year through September 30 of the following calendar year Credit Value: Dollar value applied to performance credits generated during the Survey Year (Displayed only for writer memberships receiving royalties on the 100% Current Performance Plan.) B) Important ASCAP Communication C) Year-to-Date Earnings Summary: Domestic and International royalties paid, after any allocations or deductions to a writer member. D) Writer memberships receiving royalties on the 100% Current Performance Plan: Under the 100% Current Performance Plan all royalties generated for performances that occurred in the calendar quarter covered by a performance statement are paid in that one quarterly domestic writer distribution. Statement Summary: Displays total royalty dollars for Current Performance Royalties and Adjustments, by various surveyed media Performance Categories for the distribution. All Performance Categories (with the exception of Symphony Concert, Recital and Educational performances) are listed on the Statement Summary whether or not Current Royalties or Adjustments have been generated in these media. E) Writer memberships receiving royalties on the Averaged Performance Plan (also known as Three Funds ): Under the Averaged Performance Plan writer royalties are paid out on a combination of current performance values and five and ten year performance averages. As a result, quarterly values are expressed in credits not dollars. Statement Summary: Total of current quarter credits, by various surveyed media Performance Categories for the distribution. All performance categories (with the exception of Symphony Concert, Recital and Educational performances) are listed on the Summary whether or not Current Royalties or Adjustments have been generated in these media. F) Averaged Performance Plan Royalty Breakout: Displays royalty dollars paid to the writer membership for each element of the Averaged Performance Plan: 1) Current Distribution Fund; 2) 5-Year Averaged Performance Distribution Fund and 3) 10-Year Averaged Performance Distribution Fund. (The dollar amount of any prior period Adjustments is displayed as well.) Your Royalties are the sum of these amounts.

11 Statement Summary - Successors of Deceased Members: Current Performance Plan (1 of 3) Descriptive text for noted items begins on Statement Summary - Successors of Deceased Members (3 of 3) A D E B C

12 Statement Summary - Successors of Deceased Members: Averaged Performance Plan (2 of 3) Descriptive text for noted items begins on Statement Summary - Successors of Deceased Members (3 of 3) A D E B F G C

13 Statement Summary - Successors of Deceased Members (3 of 3) A) Distribution Details: Distribution Date and Type: Month, Year and distribution type Performance Quarter: Dates during which performances credited on the statement occurred (e.g., April 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009) Survey Year: ASCAP s performance processing year runs from October 1 of one calendar year through September 30 of the following calendar year Credit Value: Dollar value applied to performance credits generated during the Survey Year (Displayed only for writer memberships receiving royalties on the 100% Current Performance Plan.) B) Important ASCAP Communication C) Year-to-Date Earnings Summary: Domestic and International royalties paid, after any allocations or deductions to a writer member. D) Member Name, Successor Name and Member ID E) Writer memberships receiving royalties on the 100% Current Performance Plan: Under the 100% Current Performance Plan all royalties generated for performances that occurred in the calendar quarter covered by a performance statement are paid in that one quarterly domestic writer distribution. Statement Summary: Successors of deceased ASCAP writer members generally receive a percentage portion of the total royalties generated by some or all of the deceased writer member s catalog. The summary displays, at the successor s percentage portion, the total royalty dollars for Current Performance Royalties and Adjustments, by various surveyed media Performance Categories for the distribution. All Performance Categories (with the exception of Symphony Concert, Recital and Educational performances) are listed on the Statement Summary whether or not Current Royalties or Adjustments have been generated in these media. F) Writer memberships receiving royalties on the Averaged Performance Plan (also known as Three Funds ): Under the Averaged Performance Plan writer royalties are paid out on a combination of current performance values and five and ten year performance averages. As a result, quarterly values are expressed in credits not dollars. Statement Summary: Successors of deceased ASCAP writer members generally receive a percentage portion of the total royalties generated by some or all of the deceased writer member s catalog. The summary displays, at the successor s percentage portion, the Current Performance credits, by various surveyed media Performance Categories for the distribution. All Performance Categories (with the exception of Symphony Concert, Recital and Educational performances) are listed on the Statement Summary whether or not Current Performance credits have been generated in these media. G) Averaged Performance Plan Royalty Breakout: Dispalys royalty dollars paid to the writer membership for each element of the Averaged Performance Plan: 1) Current Distribution Fund; 2) 5-Year Averaged Performance Distribution Fund and 3) 10-Year Averaged Performance Distribution Fund. (The dollar amount of any prior period Adjustments is displayed as well.) Total Membership Royalties is the sum of all Averaged Performace Plan distribution elements. Successor Royalty Total is the dollar amount of that successor s percentage portion of royalties.

14 Statement Details (1 of 8) Descriptive text for noted items begins on Statement Details (6 of 8) A B C

15 Statement Details (2 of 8) D E

16 Statement Details (3 of 8) F G H not pictured I

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18 Statement Details (5 of 8) M 19 N O P Q

19 Statement Details (6 of 8) A) Distribution Details: Distribution Date/Writer or Publisher/Distribution Type: Domestic (i.e., U.S. performances) Performance Period Covered By Distribution: The calendar quarter of performances that were processed in this distribution Survey Year: ASCAP s performance processing year runs from October 1 of one calendar year through September 30 of the following calendar year Credit Value: Dollar value applied to performance credits generated during the Survey Year Note: Credit value is displayed only for writer memberships receiving royalties on the 100% Current Performance Plan Performance Category: Media in which surveyed performances occurred. Performance Categories are reflected on the statement in the same order in which they are displayed on the Statement Summary ; however, no Performance Category listing will appear in the statement unless there are Current Royalties or Adjustments for performances in that category. Television Performances: ASCAP s surveyed Television media categories are: B) Primary Network: ABC, CBS, NBC C) Secondary Network: Fox, CW, MYNetwork D) Univision E) Local TV Blanket F) Local TV Per Program G) Cable TV Blanket H) Cable TV Per Program (not pictured) I) PBS Public Broadcasting System The display of information for all Television Performance Categories is virtually identical. Any differences are noted in the descriptions below. 1) Line #: A numerical reference to facilitate locating performances on the statement. This information is particularly useful when contacting Member Services to discuss an item listed on the performance statement. 2) Series/Film: Performances in all audio-visual media are identified by the title of the television program/series or film in which the performance takes place. 3) Episode Name or Date: Performance in all audio-visual media are further identified by the episode title of a television series, or the date on which a surveyed performance occurred. Note: Through Member Access, MY MEMBERSHIP the performance statement display preference can be set for either Series/Film or work Title. In addition, Member Access MY ROYALTIES includes a.csv file can be downloaded into an Excel spreadsheet or other software to allow members to easily analyze their performance royalty data. 4) Title: Name of Work 5) Work ID: A numerical identifier used by ASCAP as a unique reference to a work title. 6) CA %: Refers to the percentage of interest allocated to a work that contains public domain musical or lyric material. Works still within their term of copyright that do not contain any public domain material are credited at 100%.

20 Statement Details (7 of 8) 7) Share %: Refers to the share of interest owned or controlled by the member. ASCAP utilizes a 100% share for both writer and publisher interests; thus, 50% represents a complete writer or publisher share. 8) Network Name: ABC, CBS and NBC are considered Primary Networks based on the number of stations on which their programs are carried. Fox, CW, MY Network are considered Secondary Networks since their programming is carried by a smaller number of stations. This field does not appear on the statement for Univision, Local TV Blanket, Local TV Per Program or PBS performances. In the Cable TV Blanket and Cable TV Per Program categories, this area appears as Service Name. A complete list of all Cable TV services surveyed for distribution purposes and the abbreviations displayed in the Service Name column of the performance statement are an Additional Link in the Statement Guide section of Member Access. 9) C/S: Refers to the type of survey utilized in processing a performance for royalty distribution. C stands for census or complete count surveys and S stands for sample or representative surveys. You can learn more about ASCAP s surveys in the Payment System section of ASCAP s website. The link is 10) Day Part: One of the elements in weighting the royalty value of a surveyed performance. Different values are applied to the time period in the day during which a perfomance occurs. M = Morning (7:00am 12:59pm) 50% A = Afternoon (1:00pm 6:59pm) 75% P = Primetime (7:00pm 12:59am) 100% N = Night (1:00am 6:59am) 25% 11) # Plays: The number of times in each Day Part that a film, television program or episode, or a commercial, promotional or public service announcement has been processed for royalty distribution. 12) Perf Type: Performance Type is one of the elements in weighting the royalty value of a surveyed performance. For example, a feature performance is the principal focus of audience attention. A list of all of the Performance Type codes that appear on the performance statement, as well as the full text Performance Type descriptions, are an Additional Link in the Statement Guide section of Member Access. 13) Duration HH:MM:SS: Length of performance in hours, minutes and seconds. Under ASCAP s Weighting Formula, duration is a weighting element for certain Performance Types (e.g., features and background performances), but is not a weighting element for others (e.g., themes and commercial performances). A + is displayed in the Duration area for all Performance Types that are not credited for distribution on the basis of Duration. 14) TV Premium Credits: Additional royalty value is added to surveyed theme, background and feature performances in highly rated network and local TV series. These credits are included in Total Credits. 15) Total Credits: The sum of performance credits, based on all of the royalty value weighting elements, for one line on the performance statement including TV Premium Credits, if applicable. Note: This is the last column displayed for writer memberships that receive royalties on the Averaged Performance Plan. 16) Royalty Amount: The product of Total Credits multiplied by Survey Year Credit Value. When the display in this column is $0.00 the royalty value is less than one cent. Note: This column is only displayed for writer memberships that receive royalties on the 100% Current Performance Plan.

21 Statement Details (8 of 8) J) Radio Performances: ASCAP s surveyed Radio media categories are: Commercial, NPR (National Public Radio) and College and Satellite Radio. The display of information for both Radio Performance Categories is virtually identical, and includes many of the elements already described for surveyed Television performances. 17) Music User Genre: The program format of Commercial, NPR and College Radio stations that have aired the performances reflected on the statement. These genres are: Radio Country Radio Classical Radio Ethnic Radio Jazz Radio NCR Radio NPR Radio Pop Radio Religious Radio Satellite Radio Spanish Radio Urban Contemporary 18) Premium Credits: Works that earn certain threshold number of radio credits for feature performances in a performance quarter receive additional credits in that quarter. 19) Music User: Identifies the specific source of a surveyed performance (e.g. SIRIRS for Sirius Satellite Radio). Additional Categories: ASCAP s surveyed Additional Categories are: K) Airlines L) Foreground/Background M) Internet and Ringback Tones N) Live Pop Concert The display of information for all Additional Categories is virtually identical, and includes many of the elements already described for surveyed Television and Radio performances. 19) Music User: Identifies the specific source of a surveyed performance: Airlines the name of the Airline (e.g., United Airlines) Foreground/Background the name of the Music Service (e.g., Music Choice) Internet and Ringback Tones the name of website, where available (e.g., Pandora) Live Pop Concert the headline or opening act performer O) Non-Surveyed Licensee Royalties: Credits and dollars that are allocated and added to member royalties based on performaces that are not surveyed by ASCAP (e.g., clubs, skating rinks, etc.). P) Surveyed Performance Categories in which member had no performance activity. Q) Other: A miscellaneous Performance Category that includes such performances as those in theme parks and circuses.