At 09:20 AM 12/5/2003 -0500, Roman Turovsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> If you feel they do not, strive to > >> change them through proper channels in favor of breaking them. I don't > >> believe allowing the production and sale of lute tablatures is quite > >> enough to justify a label of tyranny. >Production is not questioned here, but rather an attempt to monopolize PD >material by repackaging it. That is a weak argument that does not reflect the realities of the market place. Repackaging a facsimile is not a monopoly. The Mudarra book is published in facsimile by both Chanterelle and Minkoff. The Sanz book is published in facsimile By Minkoff, Abrines and Rodrigo de Zayas, the Moscow Weiss Manuscript is published in facsimile by Zen-On (Manabe) and Orphee (Crawford). There is nothing to prevent anyone from re-publishing any manuscript in facsimile, as long as they obtain it from the original source. >IT IS VERY SIMPLE: In order to publish a classic novel one has no obligation >or necessity to pay a single penny to the library or an individual that >holds the manuscript. PERIOD. >Lute tabulatures are no different. They are different. The proper analogy here would be the re-publication of the _music_ contained in the tablature, not the image of the tablature itself. If I want to re-publish the complete works of Shakespeare, I have two choices. Take any of the available sources, off the shelf at Barnes & Noble if need be, re-typeset it and publish it. No problem. The other choice is to do a facsimile, let's say, of the first edition. In that case, I need to obtain the permission of the holder of that source, if there is only one. If there are many such sources, I may try to obtain one myself (Sotheby's for example) or negotiate with any of the known holders. Once I published this facsimile, anyone who wishes to throw good money after bad is welcome to repeat the process. All I am asking is that if you want to produce a facsimile of something I published, please retrace my steps and invest the same kind of time and money I did. Don't rip me off. The reprint industry is far more extensive than just the manufacturers of lute tablature facsimiles. Minkoff is one of the smaller operators in the field. Other well known ones are Dover Publications of New York, Da Capo Press, Olms verlag in Hildesheim, Slatkine Reprints (also in Geneva) and many others. What RT is insinuating is that by publishing a facsimile, the _intent_ of the publisher is to monopolize the market. That is utter nonsense since he has no way of knowing if this is in fact the case, particularly when the market place reality is indicates no such monopoly exists. Matanya Ophee Editions Orphe'e, Inc., 1240 Clubview Blvd. N. Columbus, OH 43235-1226 Phone: 614-846-9517 Fax: 614-846-9794 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.orphee.com
