Klarinet Archive - Posting 000270.txt from 2009/02

From: "David Blumberg" <blummy@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Fair Use
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:35:41 -0500

It seems nowadays that even District Bands are sending copies (ALL COPIES)
to the students and yes, EVEN PERFORMING with them.

That's to me pretty high profile but that's what they are doing as I've seen
it firsthand. And a lot of school systems aren't using the originals at all
except to copy backups to pass out to the students.
So the original part is being protected, but is wear and tear, loss to be
expected and a part of the overall cost of playing that piece? If you have
24 Clarinets and only 12 parts, is copying the other 12 right?

Doubt it, but that's the common and reoccurring theme.

Maybe the music company should be glad that one Band Director didn't share
his library with another.......?

Then there's the rental issue. Why rentals even exist boggles me.

David Blumberg
http://www.mytempo.com

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