info-aids@apple.com (INFO-AIDS MAILER) (09/20/89)
Condensed from AP report on 9/18
The New York state Health Department spiked plans to use 30
seconds of donated music in an AIDS prevention video after the
American Federation of Musicians said the musicians had to be
paid for their work.
The squabble spoiled plans to send the video to every junior
and senior high school in New York state for the beginning of
the school year.
The department had hoped that 10-second snippets of three popular
songs would lend a more realistic view to the video. The artists and
their record companies gave the state permission to use the songs for
free, but the American Federation of Musicians said no.
The union said it had an obligation to make sure its members
were paid for their work, and didn't want to set a precedent.
The Health Department said the union had no spirit of public service.
For background, the video producers wanted to include brief
portions of three songs: "Stand by Me" by Ben E. King,
"A Shoulder to Cry On" by Tommy Page and "Oh Yeah" by Yello.
Scotty
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