At 2:53 PM -0400 8/1/08, Blake Richardson wrote:
From: John Howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
It's entirely possible that the chains--especially Kinko's--would
refuse to handle it because it is copyrighted music. You did realize
that it is copyrighted, right? And that your copying it without
permission is an infringement?
Yes, but neither I nor the LoC have a problem with it because both composers
specifically allowed for copying for research purposes when they donated
their work to the Libray.
Are we really talking about "donation" here, or plain and simple
deposit with LC as part of the copyright process? And are the
copyrights in the names of the composers, or in the names of the
movie companies? Not saying you're wrong by any means, but this
certainly does skirt the edges of the copyright law. Could you
explain exactly how the composers "specifically allowed for copying
for research," since there is no provision in the law itself that
provides a procedure for that?
I do wonder, as well, whether "research purposes," which are indeed
permitted in SOME situations, covers making and distributing
additional copies, which is exactly what you would be doing if you
print up more copies and give them to LC. If you've discovered a
loophole that might apply to, for example, scores by Gershwin or
others that are still under copyright, we'd be very interested in
learning about it.
John
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John R. Howell, Assoc. Prof. of Music
Virginia Tech Department of Music
College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences
Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A. 24061-0240
Vox (540) 231-8411 Fax (540) 231-5034
(mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED])
http://www.music.vt.edu/faculty/howell/howell.html
"We never play anything the same way once." Shelly Manne's definition
of jazz musicians.
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