Klarinet Archive - Posting 000155.txt from 1998/04

From: "Joshua M. Coleman" <joshcole@-----.Edu>
Subj: Re: Copyright Infringement "Rules"
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 1998 17:53:25 -0500

On Sat, 4 Apr 1998, "lesley mcclelland" wrote:

> oh, i'm sure that publishers HAVE considered laying parts out better, and
> decided against it....
> this way, we are forced to buy more parts and make them more money...or....our
> kids can't go to solo competitions, we run a risk of fines, etc, etc...
> they've got us, and they know it

I know this may be a shot in the dark, but is there any way that we could
perhaps bring this issue before a publishing company to request a better
laying out of the parts so as to avoid breaking copyright laws or the
necks of publishers? Would it even be worth a try? Has anyone tried this
yet?

Joshua M. Coleman
http://web.nmsu.edu/~joshcole
(Under construction always because I have NO TIME to do anything with it!)

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to
see it, do the other trees make fun of it?

If an elephant falls, which suffers more: the elephant or the ground?