Klarinet Archive - Posting 000170.txt from 2010/07

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Sheet music copyright
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:35:43 -0400

At 05:57 AM 7/10/2010, you wrote:
>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 ...

I'd love to see your historical citation for THAT one!

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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