BASSA membership numbers
This is obviously a key issue at this stage in this dispute, and several posters have pointed out blatant inconsistencies in some of the numbers bandied about. Some have even suggested that BASSA themselves don't have a clue.
I am prepared to accept that their admin is in complete chaos, but I would have thought that they have a pretty good handle on how much money is going into their bank account each month, particularly if the allegations of commission payments are true. So, they should know how many members they have, even if they don't know who they are.
Therefore, if there is any overstatement on their part, it seems to me it would be more likely to be due to porkies than ignorance.