Klarinet Archive - Posting 000829.txt from 2000/03

From: "Mark Charette" <charette@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: good beginner books
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 12:03:37 -0500

> On Sat, 25 Mar 2000 19:23:26 +0930 "John W. Sheridan"
> >and I find
> >it unfortunate that copyright laws inhibit use of newer, more popular
> songs
> >that kids would enjoy as they learn.

I missed this. The copyright laws do _not_ inhibit or prohibit the use of
newer, more popular songs. Only that you must get permission and (almost
certainly) pay the copyright owner(s).

Publishers have had patents, monopolies, copyrights, and court battles for a
long, long time. For instance, the publisher Richard Day had a sole right to
publish the Sternholm-Hopkins psalter, which was continually being pirated.
Later, Thomas Morley acquired a general music printing monopoly from the
queen, the terms of which conflicted with Day's. A legal battle ensued
between them, which even the Bishop of London was unable to settle.

The dates when all this happened - 1589-1609.

The Norton/Grove "Music Printing and Publishing" book, edited by D.W.
Krummel & Stanley Sadie, is a fun book to read through. I got my copy for
about $15 through http://www.bibliofind.com .

Mark Charette@-----.org

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