Klarinet Archive - Posting 001086.txt from 1997/11

From: "BALDY" <comic@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Public domain and copyrights
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 1997 14:09:35 -0500

Neil,

I appreciate what you wrote, and agree with all but the first phrase. It is
not legal to copy more than 10% of a work for students us. In essense, when
the Band Director copies parts for a marching band he is trying to make the
originals last forever, and to not have to replace them as they become
unreadable.

This is must reading for everyone.
http://www.mpa.org/cguide.html#appendix b

Many people think they are exempt for some reason or another. I know an
instance where a local church was fined $30,000 for copyright violations -
so no one is exempt.

Baldy
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> From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.edu>
> To: Klarinet List <klarinet@-----.us>
> Subject: Re: Public domain and copyrights
> Date: Saturday, November 29, 1997 11:56 AM
>
> On Sat, 29 Nov 1997, Craig E. G. Countryman wrote:
>
> > It's just like every band director who makes copies of their
> > concert band and marching band music. Isn't that illegal?
>
> My understanding is that it is not illegal when done by an educational
> institution which has already purchased the original parts.
>
SNIP