Klarinet Archive - Posting 000069.txt from 2000/08

From: "Mark Charette" <charette@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Royalty vs. variations
Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 10:37:55 -0400

I'll forward this to the Intellectual Property Law list if you don't mind.
It's an interesting question.

----- Original Message -----
From: "William Wright" <Bilwright@-----.net>
Subject: [kl] Royalty vs. variations

> When I pay a royalty fee to perform a piece of music -- eg.: rent
> the music or pay an annual fee to ASCAP (sp?) -- have I agreed to play
> it as written, barring performance errors or minor adjustments to fit
> the available instruments or performance site?
> Or am I entitled to play it any way that I wish, including altering
> the melody in a fundamental way that does not conceal the identity of
> the original music but clearly does not leave it as the composer
> intended either?
> Or does this vary with each individual royalty agreement? Is there
> a basic trade practice for this question?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Bill
>
>
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