[HANASHIR:15670] copyrights...

[erik contzius <contzius...>]

dear friends,

just fyi, just because someone prints "for educational
use only" or just because you give a cd away and say
that your gift is for a non-profit organization does
NOT exempt one from the present copyright laws. if
you're going to mass produce ANY composition by a
composer whose copyright is still good and not in the
public domain, you are obligated to get permission to
record the composition.

of course, in the real world here, it is most unlikely
that any of the folk you'll be recording will either
(a) never find out about your recording or (b) never
take you to task for it. HOWEVER, in the spirit of
derekh eretz and making jewish/religious recordings, a
better effort should probably be made (imho) than,
"well, i won't get caught."

you'd also be surprised how many people who hold the
copyrights, when asked in the right way, are more than
willing to give permission.

there should be a record label out there called,
"Kosher Productions" which help recording artists
secure recording rights more easily--then, you'll have
a "Kosher" cd. any takers??

erik


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