Klarinet Archive - Posting 000168.txt from 2010/07

From: Joseph Wakeling <joseph.wakeling@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Sheet music copyright
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 06:57:58 -0400

On 07/10/2010 07:39 AM, Bill Hausmann wrote:
> At 08:20 AM 7/9/2010, Joseph Wakeling wrote:
>> Public domain _new_ compositions? Or are the kids supposed to be stuck
>> with stuff written a century ago or more?
>
> Actually, yes. Such "stuff" brings continuity to the culture, which
> is a very GOOD thing and should be actively supported. Frankly,
> young children don't know the difference. EVERYTHING is new to
> them. Older children get more than enough exposure to pop drivel
> every day. They NEED to hear and perform the sort of music that has
> stood the test of time. Otherwise they might get the woefully
> mistaken impression that what they have been hearing on their radios,
> iPods, etc. is MUSIC.

I'm happy to hear your ideas about what kind of music kids should be
exposed to, but you know, it never struck me that copyright was the
appropriate means to decide or enforce it.

Of course, copyright was in its original form explicitly intended as a
form of censorship ...
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