Klarinet Archive - Posting 000387.txt from 2002/11

From: "Forest E. Aten Jr." <forestaten@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] page turns
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 08:16:57 -0500

Bill,

Relevance....

With more arts groups failing each year.....and with existing arts
organizations having such a difficult time financially, don't expect
musicians to support spending money on high tech music reading devices. It
is just the sort of thing that I would expect to happen (knowing first hand
the mentality of some arts managers)...."let's cut another 3 core members of
the orchestra and add the new music readers". "Cool...."

We orchestra musicians do just fine, flipping the old torn pages. This is
especially true if it would mean that members of the orchestra would make
less money, or even worse, lose core jobs to pay for such a system.

The idea sounds great...but you've got more than copyright holders that will
keep it from coming online soon.

Regards,

Forest

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Hausmann" <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subject: RE: [kl] page turns

> At 11:02 PM 11/7/2002 -0500, Mark Charette wrote:
> >Copyright doesn't involve the technology. As was noted in the article,
> >_patents_ have been granted - that's something totally different.
Copyright
> >involves the ownership of rights to the _music_ (and the performance
> >thereof). Changing the format _does_ involve permission (and possible
> >payment) to the copyright owners - that is their right in the US. Just as
> >having to compensate the owner of the music when you create an
arrangement
> >of it.
> >
> >The technology used for display and control of the format is patentable.
>
> True, but not relevant. If the "software" owners won't let their product
> be used, or make such use impractical or too expensive, the "hardware"
> patent is worthless.
>
>
> Bill Hausmann
>
> If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!
>
>
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