> One of the nice things about LPs -- aside from how they sound better
> and have much better artwork on the jackets -- is how, without fail,
> the songwriters were almost always included after the title of the song
> and the length.
Good thing you had that "almost" in there, Bob, as I've got several LPs that
have zip in the way of info other than song titles - and on some of those,
they aren't in the same order as what's on the record <g>.
Wrt Dallas' point, I'm a tad shaky on the details, but the essence of the
matter is that music is treated differently under the law according to the
medium being used. Once a song's been recorded, you don't need permission
to record it yourself; you just have to pay the statutory royalty. When you
use a song in some other manner - as, for instance, quoting a portion of it
in a book, or using it in a movie or a commercial, etc. - then permission
must be obtained; hence the notices you find in books when song lyrics are
quoted.
Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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