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Total Pop Star, A scam? Read on and you decide!
Site in question: http://www.totalpopstar.com/
NEWS FLASH!!!
Total Pop Star has announced that Season 2 has been extended to October 25, 2009!
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________On December 13, 2008, Barely 21 days to go before Season 2 ends, Total Pop Star announced thatSeason 2 has been extended to October 25 2009! With no previous notice to their contestants and current updates, is TPS hiding something? Or does it give them leeway to straighten out the issues?
Case study contents:
Section 1: Violations of own TPS Contest Rules (Season 1); Votes Irregularities; and BMI, ASCAP and SESAC license issues. NO SUCH LICENSES FOUND FOR TOTAL POP STAR or IFAdotCOM LLC)
Section 2: Ammended Desist and Refrain Order for violations of Section 25110 of the Corporations Code. Issued bythe State of California Business and Transportation Agency Department of Corporations. Dated: April 2, 2008Section 3: Deleted critical comments on Total Pop Star page (Season 1 Finale) which holds the May 30th, 2008 evidences and which
provoked this case study.
FOR YOUR PERUSAL: Do an online search about Andrew Van Slee. Read all about the "Ammended Desist and Refrain Order" issued to IFAdotCOM LLC (for the sale of unqualified non-exempt securities in violation of Corporations Code Section 25110 of the California Corporations Code), and you decide whether the ongoing investigation against Total Pop Star were valid or not. Send us your reply at issuesonline@rocketmail.com
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"Danica, the TPS Season 1 winner,
...Still a Season 2 Finalist?"
...Still a Season 2 Finalist?"
With over 1900 votes, TPS Season 1 Winner who supposedly won $150,000 USD
and a recording contract deal still qualify as a season 2 Finalist? Click the image
below to go over Total Pop Star's Season 2 Finalists.
(Updated February 20, 2009)
A personal comment from one of our subscribers: "Total Pop Star Versus American Idol..."
YouTube comment, TOTAL POP STAR.COM (video)"I'm posting these as a reminder that a former avid TPS fanand supporter doesn't like the way Season 1 ended. It's OK to announce the winner. But I just couldn't forget the griefs of others who emailed me: those who have promoted themselves painstakingly through the malls handing out their TPS brochures, making thru expensive text votes, and paying studios to record their songs, asking them to be played on the radio. Those finalists with votes taken away from them, never to be seen again." shown on TV while Total Pop Star was just an Internet based competition. American Idol got lot's of sponsors and limit themselves only to U.S. contenders, while TPS claims to be worldwide (real ambitious, huh?). ... And Can you please tell me what happened to the Season 1winner and the other Top 5. I haven't heard from them since the Season 1 winner announcement. has been doing their assignment giving the best deal on their winners (Winners and non-winners: Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtry. etc.) That's the way they market their own winner. As for Total Pop Star, I've been doing web searches for updates on Danica. I couldn't find any except for the Brightcove video of the winner announcement. I couldn't find anything on the album on the works, and anything about Destinee, Shanta, and others. Yes we have them on YouTube, but that ain't enough. MANNYDEGUZMANARTIST |
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NEWS RELEASE...............July 21, 2008
Total Pop Star, is it legal?
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....Episode #24 TPS Season 1 Finale...What a Ride!
TOTAL POP STAR, one of the largest online singing competition might be in hotwater if proven to be violating certain U.S. and Interstate Laws.
This surfaced after it was discovered that Total Pop Star has not been licensed, neitherregistered at Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI), The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), and SESAC.
ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC's logo has been embedded at the bottom of every TotalPop Star page with this inscription: "This competition maintains current public performance licenses from the following agencies: BMI, ASCAP & SESAC"
ASCAP, SESAC, and BMI are regulating bodies to protect the rights of performers,composers and authors as mandated in the Performing Rights and Performance Rights under the provision of the U.S Copyright Law.
Following the May 30th event which catapulted some of the Season One finalists votes back to zero due tosome alleged glitch in the voting system, one curious contestant who refuses to be named searched Total Pop Star's licenses through the web, and not a single registration was found. Furthermore, it was found that Mr. Andrew Van Slee, Total Pop Star Executive Producer and his Independent Filmakers Alliance (IFAdotCOM LLC) which maintains the Total Pop Star site continues to operate despite being served with an AMMENDED DESIST AND REFRAIN ORDER (for the sale of unqualified non-exempt securities in violation of Corporations Code Section 25110 of the California Corporations Code). Subconsequently, Mr. Van Slee was facing some more charges for violating the IOWA Code 502.201 or the California Securities Law in another case of Desist and Refrain Order issued to him and his Extraordinary Media Group and Peroxide Pictures, LLC. Peroxide Films was created to produce the movie "Totally Blonde" which continues to be on sale.
Some Total Pop Star supporters and contestants has expressed their concerns through email. HoweverISSUES ONLINE still haven't heard of any reactions from TPS Management and Administration to clear themselves up with this issue as of press-time.
ISSUES ONLINE
Investigative Group of Journalist
Read our original June 13, 2008 News Release, browse our NEWS ARCHIVE
Click here to read the Season 1 Critical Comments deleted at Total Pop Star site!
| experienced Actor |  Mar 27 2008, 10:04 PMThat was good of you to let newcomers know of your experience. Most people that get scammed are too embarassed to admit it. I hope you report this in writing to the BC Film Commission, as well as the Union of BC Performers. Include all names of people concerned. It is helpful to keep close tabs on jerks like this. I've been around for a long time and have seen Scammers come and go. There was a real jerk named AndrewVan Slee that ripped people off for years. We called him Van Sleaze as he was always hitting on pretty girls, even in front of his wife. He was one of the major reasons that legislation was brought in to stop this type of abuse. I hope this hasn't deterred you because a Film career can be very rewarding, and there are a lot of terrific people in the industry. Don't let them get away with it.  Reposted from:
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Site Update at www.totalpopstar.com: September 28, 2008.
Note: Total Pop Star continues to operate despites IFAdotCom's ongoing CEASE AND DESIST ORDER!
This week 6 people were picked by the Judges. Upload your Video comments now and
Vote to get them into the new Judges Choice category.
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Total Pop Star latest sponsor :
"Does they know anything about the issue?"
Latest update, May 25, 2009
"Does they know anything about the issue?"
Latest update, May 25, 2009
The data we presented herein were based on web search and can be easily accessed through the net by the General Public. The use of some materials and documents in our investigation conforms to the Law as provided in several provisions such as in the exceptions of the U.S. Privacy Act of 1974 (for federal use and media reporting), and the fair use of the Copyright Law.
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Commentary:
Total Pop Star making fun of their Top 6 Contestant?
Click here to go directly to this YouTube Video...
"Girl is so excited from a phone from a call from Total Pop Star, she pees in her pants."
Click here to go directly to this YouTube Video...
"Now, that's not funny. That's an insult to their own finalist!"
- ISSUES ONLINE
(Note: We are not directly hitting the issues against Total Pop Star and Independent Filmakers Alliance (IFAdotCOM LLC) . The information and commentaries contained herein are based on inputs given by supporters and contestants themselves who either have concerns, queries, complaints, or issues against Total Pop Star. The information we are about to divulge are well documented <submitted proofs and messages are being reviewed thoroughly and veriified before we post them here on this site>. All material evidences contained herein are well recorded in our database and could be retrieved in case we received counter actions or legal complaints from either defending or offending parties. This site has long been requested by Total Pop Star contestants and supporters who want to unveil the truth regarding what transpired on May 30th 2008 during the Season 1 Deadline. This site is also open to those who want to pursue other legal matters regarding the validity of the online singing competition. In fairness, we are also looking into any response from Total Pop Star Management. Again, we will not be responsible for any misrepresentation or misinterpretation of all the informations presented herein, as most materials are provided by concerned contingents. Please be guided: we are just doing our honest job as public servant, media practitioners, and as investigative journalists. We are still gathering both sides of the story and the investigation is still ongoing, so be sure to come back for updates...)
Send your reply, comments or suggestion at:
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To view the original Total Pop Star Homepage as appeared on June 14, 2008,
CLICK HERE
Case study contents:
Section 1: Violations of own TPS Contest Rules; Votes Irregularities; and BMI, ASCAP and SESAC license issues.
Section 2: Ammended Desist and Refrain Order for violations of Section 25110 of the Corporations Code. Issued by
the State of California Business and Transportation Agency Department of Corporations. Dated: April 2, 2008Section 3: Deleted critical comments on Total Pop Star page which holds the May 30th evidences and which
provoked this case study.
References, footnotes, and related readings:
1. What is an LLC (Limited Liability Company)?
2 The Corporations Code section 25110
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SECTION 1
Violations of own TPS Contest Rules, Votes Irregularities,
and BMI, ASCAP and SESAC license issues
Violations of own TPS Contest Rules, Votes Irregularities,
and BMI, ASCAP and SESAC license issues
We find some issues in Total Pop Star licenses with BMI, ASCAP, and SESAC, along with someirregularities and discrepancies with TPS rules which the judges and administrators of the site allegedly didn't follow themselves. These are as follows:
1. LICENSES
Before we begin examining these licenses, be aware of the following why TOTAL
POP STAR must obtain the approriate licenses from BMI, ASCAP and SESAC for
the protection of each contestants.
Performing rightsFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the United States, broadcasters can pay for their use of music in one of two ways: they can obtain permission/ license directly from the music’s copyright owner (usually the publisher), or they can obtain a license from ASCAP and BMI to use all of the music in their repertories. ASCAP and BMI along with the much smaller SESAC are the three performing rights societies in the U.S. and once they receive payment from the broadcasters they are responsible for compensating the music authors and publisher. Nearly every professional composer, songwriter, lyricist and publisher is a member of a performing rights society and the income received from them is a major source of their income.
Performing rights are the right to perform music in public. It is part of copyright law and demands payment to the music’s composer/lyricist and publisher (with the royalties generally split 50/50 between the two) when a business uses music in a public performance. Examples of public performances are broadcast and cable television, radio, concerts, nightclubs, restaurants etc. When music is performed by a business they must obtain a license to use that music and compensate the author (composer and lyricist) and publisher.
Performers' rightsFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As a performer, every individual has certain rights. These basic rights include the right to obtain some remuneration for ones work, and to obtain information about how you (including your appearance) and other talents (acting, singing or other) may have been used in the final product. Whilst one has individual performing rights, if you are asked by a producer or director to perform on their behalf, you (as a performer) should:
- ensure you have a contract which clearly describes what benefit you will derive (before you begin your performance)
- ensure that you're dealing with the correct party (watch for misrepresentations)
- keep the information channels open (be pro-active)
Total Pop Star claims that they currently hold licenses under BMI, ASCAP and SESAC. These licenses holds protection for artists, composers and publishers. Without these licenses, anybody signed up with a contract, might be exploited by any entities, or could face Copyright Infringement or Performing Rights violation.
This were written at the TPS Homepage: "This competition maintains current public performance licenses from the following agencies: BMI, ASCAP & SESAC"
Yet, doing our own research, here's what we found:
1.a. SESAC (Performing Rights Organization). Searching through the listings of registered members at SESAC.COM, we couldn't find anything about TOTAL POP STAR. (Click SEARCH at the SESAC guide below and key in "total pop star". See if you can find anything about TOTAL POP STAR. We couldn't even find anything about Independent Filmmakers Alliance <IFAdotCom LLC>).
Contenders uploading your cover demos at Total Pop Star, beware: You might not be well protected with your performing rights, and you might be endangered with copyright infringement claims by original songwriters and copyright owners. Unless Total Pop Star applies for a valid license with SESAC, you could never be sure of your PERFORMING RIGHTS protection!
Do your share, search for "Total Pop Star" at SESAC guide below.
 
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| mannydeguzmanartist | My TPS account deleted! | 0 | Jun 13 2008, 8:08 AM EDT by mannydeguzmanartist | ||
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I have a valid Total Pop Star account. I don't understand why it get deleted. Does it has something to with my previous comments regarding the TPS finals. I hope they are not getting it personal. I only signed up to support and promote my choice of contestants. I've been uploading promotional videos for them which i edited myself, with their songs remixed and enhanced in my home studio.
MANNY DE GUZMAN, JR. SoundMagik Home Studio Site Creator, TEENMODELS2007 http://teenmodels2007.wetpaint.com/ |
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