Klarinet Archive - Posting 000095.txt from 2009/02

From: "Peter Gentry" <peter.gentry@-----.uk>
Subj: RE: [kl] More on derivative works
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2009 07:26:54 -0500

As an amateur in matters musical and law I fear to tread in here. However,
isn't there a distinction between copyright and performance right. Copyright
is just about to use of copies of someone else's work, music score or
written script or drawing/sketch etc. Performance is another matter, I know
many amateur operatic societies who have been refused performance rights
because the owner does not like their standard of competence or because a
professional group may be performing the same work at a similar
time/location. Performance rights must always be sought prior to a public
performance. (This even applies to radio receivers/tape recorders/iplayers
audible to an "audience" in work places for example).

I don't think it is a universal "good thing" and like copyright it is
routinely ignored but if there is a challenge you are a sitting duck.

regards
Peter Gentry

-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Lowry [mailto:norcalclarinet@-----.com]
Sent: 04 February 2009 06:52
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: [kl] More on derivative works

Second, it seems a bit farfetched that the owner of the copyright
could prevent someone who has the original, paid-for sheet music in
front of him from playing the piece on an instrument not called for in
the score.

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