Klarinet Archive - Posting 000038.txt from 1998/04

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Copyright infringement, was Re: urgent plea
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 17:48:34 -0500

At 07:55 AM 4/1/98 -0700, Joshua Coleman wrote:
>On Wed, 1 Apr 1998, Roger Garrett wrote:
>
>> Some people confuse Library and Educational Use with Performance.....this
>> was the problem with the initial arguement. Mr. Fay was completely correct
>> in his assessment of copyright infringement (in the circumstances cited).
>
>Just to avoid this, what you could do is memorize either the section
>before the page turn and turn the page before you start playing that
>section, or memorize the section immediately after the page turn up until
>there is a place you can turn the page. Of course, I realize that there
>are some parts that are extremely difficult even with the music in front
>of you (read: Dance Movements by Sparke), but it can be done, and you
>won't have to worry about copyright infringement.
>
Do you suppose the copyright gods would be appeased if you wrote out the
page change music by hand instead of photocopying? And if so, why? :-)

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
451 Old Orchard Drive http://www.concentric.net/~bhausman
Essexville, MI 48732 http://members.wbs.net/homepages/z/o/o/zoot14.html
ICQ UIN 4862265

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.