PIRACY AND NON PAYMENT FOR USE OF VENEGAS SONGS

A message from Rafael Venegas about music piracy

Copyright Law: Violations are felonies

Infringement cases against publishers Peermusic and ACEMLA-LAMCO

Record companies in good standing: 0
Companies not identified on phonorecords: ~ 10
Estimated record in the market: Over 100
Records in the marked with legal licenses: less than 5
Record royalty payments received in last 14 years: $0.0
Lawsuits filed: 6  (items with *)

List of  firms  and  persons  who  are current  copyright
violators  or  who  have not  reported  or  paid  royalties
for their use of songs composed by Guillermo Venegas
and managed by GVL Inc. during past 10 years.

* ACEMLA (PERFORMANCE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION) *
AJ RECORDS - DIVISION DE CASA DE LOS TAPES
ASCAP (PERFORMANCE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION)
ANES RECORDS (VENEZUELA)
ANSONIA RECORDS
* BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO *
BMG ENTERTAINMENT (RIIA MEMBER)
BMI (PERFORMANCE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION)
CODISCOS (COLOMBIA)
COMBO RECORDS
DISCO HIT - APONTE DISTRIBUTORS
EDICIONES HURACAN
FUNDACIÓN DE TRIOS DE PR
DISCOS FUENTES (COLOMBIA)
EQ
HARLEQUIN
HARRY FOX
HELIX NOVOSON
HOT SALSA CLASSICS
JI RECORDS
IQUIERO
ISLAND RECORDS
LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC COMPANY (LAMCO)
MULTINATIONAL
MUSEO DEL DISCO
MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS INC.
ORFEON VIDEOVOX
* ORGANIZACION ARDILA LÜLLE (SONOLUX) (RIIA MEMBER) *
OCPR RECORDS (ORQUESTA DE CUERDAS DE PR)
* PEERMUSIC *
PHAM (TELEVISA OF MEXICO)
PRODISCOS DEL VALLE - PROMOTORA DISTRIBUIDORA DE DISCOS
PUERTO RICO RECORD AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
REJA DISCOS (RAFAEL ESCUDERO)
RICO-VOX
* SONOLUX (RIIA MEMBER)*
* SOUTHERN MUSIC PUBLISHING (PEERMUSIC) *
SEECO RECORDS
TAMAYO RECORDS
TONY MOJENA PRODUCTIONS
TUMBAO CUBAN CLASSICS
T.W.R
WARNER-CHAPPEL (UNICHAPELL)
WEST SIDE LATINO RECORDS INC.
WEST SIDE SOUND DISTRIBUTORS INC.
WIPR-TV (Puerto Rico Government Television Station)
TICO RECORDS (SONIDO INC)

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT RAFAEL VENEGAS AT
venegas.rafael@gmail.com
 

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A message from Rafael Venegas about music piracy:
As of 2004, there are over 75 records on sale with songs by Guillermo Venegas. Incredibly not a single cent has been received from royalties from anyone, by the music's administrator, GVL Inc. or the GVL children who own the music, at least since 1993. A sad note on the state of affairs of the music industry that is so concerned  (really?) about music piracy and the welfare of composers. We have tried letters, lawsuit threats, meetings, you name it, even lawsuits, so as to get paid. All we have gotten are evasive answers, court delays, incredible court decisions, you name it. As of now, nothing has worked.