[HANASHIR:5606] Sorry, didn't mean to send that message to the whole list

[Emily Blank <eblank...>]

I'm really sorry.  I didn't mean to send that message to the whole list.  Whoops

-----Original Message-----
From:   Emily Blank [SMTP:eblank (at) fac(dot)howard(dot)edu]
Sent:   Wednesday, March 29, 2000 2:52 PM
To:     'hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org'
Subject:        RE: [HANASHIR:4206] Re: recording copyright question

We did a whole Friday night Shabbat service of Debbie's music on
November 19, 1999.  (I did call you all first to get permission to make
copies of the words and put in all the relevant copywrite info.)


Emily C. Blank
(unofficial apprentice cantor)
Oseh Shalom, Laurel MD


> -----Original Message-----
> From: SOUNDSRITE (at) aol(dot)com [SMTP:SOUNDSRITE (at) aol(dot)com]
> Sent: Monday, October 18, 1999 3:31 PM
> To:   hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
> Subject:      [HANASHIR:4206] Re: recording copyright question
> 
> Dear Susan, et al,
> 
> People call our office several times a week in regard to the use of
> Debbie 
> Friedman's music for projects similar to yours.  We are always
> delighted when 
> people call for permission and readily give it!  Since your recording
> will be 
> given away to congregants and no money will change hands, no royalty
> is due.  
> We do, however, request that the correct copyright information (which
> we will 
> provide) be printed on the accompanying J-card/CD booklet, etc.  We
> also ask 
> that you send us two copies of the completed product - we keep one on
> file in 
> our office so we can track where Debbie's work appears, and the other
> one is 
> forwarded to Debbie so she can see how and where her songs are used.
> It is 
> really exciting for us to see how Debbie's compositions are creatively
> used 
> all over the world!
> 
> This process is a very simple but valuable one.  It is important for
> the 
> protection of Debbie's copyrights to credit her appropriately.  By
> calling 
> us, people using the music are validating the professional stature of
> the 
> artist.  Recipients of the recording  see that their leaders are
> respectful 
> of the creative work of others, are using material with permission,
> and are 
> educating the congregation about Jewish music and its composers.
> Though many 
> people assume that some of this music that has been around a long time
> came 
> down from Sinai with the Torah and is exempt from copyright issues,
> this is 
> not the case!!!
> 
> Thank you for asking this important question.  I look forward to
> hearing from 
> you and others about your projects.
> 
> Randee Friedman, President
> Sounds Write Productions, Inc.
> www.soundswrite.com
> 
> In a message dated 10/16/1999 4:11:38 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
> sschanerman(dot)dvh (at) tuhsd(dot)k12(dot)az(dot)us writes:
> 
> << Subj:     [HANASHIR:4189] recording copyright question
>  Date:  10/16/1999 4:11:38 PM Pacific Daylight Time
>  From:  sschanerman(dot)dvh (at) tuhsd(dot)k12(dot)az(dot)us (Susan 
> Schanerman)
>  Sender:    owner-hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
>  Reply-to:  hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
>  To:    hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org (hanashir)
>  
>  Copyright experts:
>  My temple has asked me to make a tape of the Shabbat melodies that I
>  generally sing at our services.  They plan to give (not sell) this to
>  those who attend a temple retreat in November to help congregants
> learn
>  the songs so that they can sing along at services.  If I credit the
>  composers on the song index that fits in the cassette, am I doing
>  anything wrong by not writing to the composers to get permission?
> The
>  tape is being used for educational reasons.
>  
>  Susan Schanerman
>  Phoenix
>   >>
> 

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