Author: oboedrew
Date: 2009-01-12 18:08
Mark Charette wrote:
>In most cases there isn't infringement because the establishment
>pays a royaly fee to ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, et al. to cover the "covers".
>Posting a whole piece on Youtube is most certainly a copyright
>infringement; Youtube is an experiment in determining the broad
>outlines of infringement and penalties.
But, just to clarify, the infringement would be the result of the unlicensed performance (or, in this case, recording and online distribution), not the addition of ornaments.
Has a composer ever sued a performer for copyright infringement by over-embellishment? I'm no lawyer, and my knowledge of copyright law is certainly incomplete, but I'm not aware of any such cases. Anyone else know?
Cheers,
Drew
www.oboedrew.com
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