Thanks Ron.
For the record:
In the US: ASCAP, BMI, etc. have managed to get laws passed that require any
restaurant,
pub / bar, theatre, public building, etc. ad nauseum, that plays any kind of
music whatsoever
in it's building(s), to pay them an annual fee for the privilege of playing
said music.
Businesses cannot operate (legally) without paying these fees. These fees are
hundreds of
dollars per year per business, multiplied by how many restaurants, etc. in the
US?? This
supposedly covers the singing of Happy Birthday at a party, the playing of
"1001 Strings"
doing "In My Life", etc., etc.
It's a racket (or is that "raquet"?).
So - when you sing "Hey Jude" or "Why Don't We Do It In The Road?" in the
mens' room,
it's covered ... at least in the US.
No worries ; 0)
Tom
> IMHO A lute-tablature transcription will not convince a judge that it
> is a copy of modern printed sheet-music. He will compare the two and
> say, 'It looks nothing like it'. Case dismissed.
>
> How will a public performance be judged in court against a copyrighted
> song? Will the judge listen to the lute-player and the infringed
> recording in court?
>
>
> Simply whistling tunes whilst walking down the street will infringe
> copyrights. - Mind you, I have heard some whistlers that want locking
> up!
>
> IMHO Copyrighted music should ONLY require the owner's approval when a
> recording is made to be marketed, not before. Public performance alone
> will not count. This would remove all the stupid bureaucracy.
>
>
> Best Wishes
> Ron UK
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On
> Behalf Of Guitar & Lute Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 12:30 PM To:
> lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: In My Life Copyright Issue
> What is Copyright Infringement?
>
> Hi Tom,
>
> Just to help you out here since apparantly you have your idea of what
> copyright law is, here is a link and a quote from the US copyright
> office.
>
> "What is copyright infringement?
>
> As a general matter, copyright infringement occurs when a copyrighted
> work is reproduced, distributed, performed, publicly displayed, or
> made into a derivative work without the permission of the copyright
> owner."
>
> See it yourself,
>
> http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-definitions.html
>
> Allan
>
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