Klarinet Archive - Posting 001059.txt from 1997/11

From: "BALDY" <comic@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Public domain and copyrights
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 1997 02:24:14 -0500

Dammit, I hate it when people say it is just a technical violation - it is
a violation - that's like saying stealing a candy bar is ok,but stealing a
bag of candy is not. Musicians more than anyone should respect copyright
laws
Bob

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> From: Craig E. G. Countryman <cegc@-----.net>
> To: klarinet@-----.us
> Subject: Re: Public domain and copyrights
> Date: Saturday, November 29, 1997 12:26 AM
>
> And to further clarify, none of the works I have transcribed and used
> have been for profit either, so even if it is a technical "violation",
> it is not as though anyone is being cheated. When proper citation is
> give it would seem that this would be okay. Am I mistaken?
>
> --
> Craig Countryman
> 1998 Florida 11th and 12th Grade All-State Band
> ICQ Uin: 1106304
>
> Point to Ponder:
>
> "The grand essentials to happiness in
> this life are something to do,
> something to love and something to hope for."
> -Joseph Addison