Klarinet Archive - Posting 000931.txt from 1999/03

From: "Steven J Goldman, MD" <sjgoldman@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Copyright (was [kl] Gilbert and Sullivan parody)
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 23:38:07 -0500

Lelia,

I never demanded that you apologize, I suggested you do it, as I felt your
post was very impolite, mean hearted, and insulting to a member of the list
who, while I do not know personally (Cindy), have gotten to know and respect
on both this and the earlyclarinet list. While I have no doubt that a
copyright attorney could make a legal case for your point of view, I prefer
to live under the delusion that people are less selfish, egotistical, and
self serving, posting parodies and sharing their wit for the simple fun of
it (as did the authors of the Broadside Ballads I referred to earlier)
rather than for self promotion. Implying that Cindy was a plagiarist and
questioning her morals tells me much more about your personality then hers.

Steve Goldman
Glenview, IL

sjgoldman@-----.com

-----Original Message-----
From: LeliaLoban@-----.com]
Subject: [kl] Copyright (was [kl] Gilbert and Sullivan parody)

The people who disagreed with me when I said that the reposting of "I Am
the
Very Model of A Newsgroup Personality" was illegal argued their points so
vigorously that I'm afraid their opinions probably prevailed. A remark made
here on a different thread has now ended my debate with myself over whether
to
respond again to the copyright issue, at risk of angering those who want to
hear only about clarinets. Although I hoped that the copyright attorney who
sometimes posts to this list might do so again, since he hasn't, I've
decided
not to follow the "let the Wookie win" policy I generally prefer (to avoid
unwinnable "yes it is / no it isn't / yes it is / no it isn't" battles that
can go on forever), because it seems wrong to leave incorrect information
sitting unchallenged where it might lead well-intentioned people to put
themselves legally and morally in the wrong.

Someone here demanded that I apologize. No. I stand by my previous
message.....

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