But most important was that BMI took public domain works and made arrangements of them, which they gave away for free to their subscribers. So that in 1940, when ASCAP threatened to double their rates, the majority of broadcasters switched to BMI.
可是最终要的是BMI把流行领域的作品 改编之后免费 献给订购客户。这样以来，到了1940年 当垄断的ASCAP扬言要把版费翻番 大多数广播公司转投了BMI