Klarinet Archive - Posting 000117.txt from 2003/06

From: Mark Charette <charette@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Law - sense or senseless?
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 17:16:32 -0400

On Tue, 3 Jun 2003, Bob Langford wrote:

> Some music is only available for rent. (for instance: Richard Strauss
> Invalid's Workshop & The Happy Workshop). I wonder if renting for the
> purpose of making a copy for rehearsal and then returning is allowable.

What is permissable and not permissable to do with a rental has a lot to
do with _contract_ law. Which is also why some public domain works still
cannot be copied (unless you find the works via some other legal means).
Museums and archives use this to their advantage all the time.

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