Klarinet Archive - Posting 000383.txt from 2009/01

From: "Geoff Secomb" <geoff@-----.au>
Subj: Re: [kl] Copyright rant
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:32:54 -0500

Why pick on Kevin? He's the one with the relevant knowledge!
There's far too much unsubstantiated opinion floating around on all sorts of
subjects.

Geoff.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nancy Buckman" <eefer@-----.com>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: [kl] Copyright rant

Yikes! Have you had your rabies vaccination yet, Kevin? LOL!!

Nancy

Nancy Buckman
Orchestra AACC
Opera AACC
Baltimore Flute Choir
Early Music Society of Northern MD
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On Sun Jan 25 18:53 , 'Kevin Fay' <kevin.fay.home@-----.net> sent:

>Alexander Brash posted:
>
>
>- when I get some time on the airplane.>>>
>
>Really? I eagerly await your next airplane ride so that you can teach me
>about such things.
>
>You seem like such a bright lad, but part of being smart is knowing what
>you
>don't know - and you most definitely do not know squat about copyright law.
>
>Where exactly did you get your law degree? Has anyone ever paid you to
>write a copyright license, for music, software, architectural drawings,
>anything at all? I know you went to Harvard - you proclaim it on your
>eponymous web site. Funny how I couldn't find your listing in the Law
>School's alumni directory though.
>
>You'll find me there, LL.M class of 1988 (a proud classmate of Michele
>Obama, nee Robinson). That would be my second law degree - I earned the
>first one from SUNY in 1985. I've licensed some music copyrights, but a
>lot
>more small-dollar stuff like building designs, industrial plans and even a
>little software here and there. (Like those volume license agreements that
>Fortune-500 companies sign with a little company in Redmond - I wrote them,
>you see.)
>
>I've spent almost a quarter of a century writing and negotiating copyright
>licenses, among other things, and have made a rather tidy living at it.
>You, OTOH, have not been toilet trained that long.
>
>I hope the "consulting advice" you peddle off of your web site does not
>include the legality of derivative works. Aside from the unauthorized
>practice of law, it would be malpractice to boot.
>
>kjf
>
>
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