Klarinet Archive - Posting 000021.txt from 2003/01

From: Mark Charette <charette@-----.org>
Subj: RE: [kl] Peter and the Wolf
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 09:28:56 -0500

On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, Paul Edger wrote:

> One other thing, I have the full score. If I were to take it and
> completely write it out myself, and perform it with no admission or
> donations, would that fall under the GATT laws of copyrights?

Yes, it falls under GATT; you don't have performance rights.

The issue of whether or not a performance is legal or not does not depend
on any admission charges; rather, (in the US) when prosecuted and
convicted, whether or not you charged admission would be taken into
consideration in the damage award.

Mark C.

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