[HANASHIR:4066] Re: Lower Keys

[Adrian Durlester <durleste...>]

Daniel et al:

This thread is getting off track, The issue is not whether transposition is
"legal" as that's jus a plain silly question. Of course it is. The question
is whether you can publish someone else's music publicly, in your own
transcription, without permission.

While it may be legal to transpose it, the question is: is it legal to post
a printable FINALE file of your transposed transcription of the music
without the owner's permission? I'm sure it's not. And even if it is, I
suspect Jewish tradition would tell us it was unethical. We really should
ask the songwriter first.

Adrian

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org [mailto:owner-hanashir (at) 
shamash(dot)org]On
Behalf Of Daniel A. Singer
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 10:47 PM
To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
Subject: [HANASHIR:4063] Re: Lower Keys


Obviously I haven't investigated it fully, but my understanding is that as
long as you own the original copy, you are free to transpose that music to
whatever key you wish, so long as you are not transposing for profit.  In
this situation, I believe that it is lawful if you state the purpose of the
transposition and add a disclaimer.  I'll refer to my copyright books and
get back to you on that one.

Dan Singer

At 06:19 PM 9/29/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Ahem...
>
>We must carefully investigate the legal ramifications of such a move before
>we do it.
>
>Adrian A. Durlester
>List Owner
>Hanashir
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org [mailto:owner-hanashir (at) 
>shamash(dot)org]On
>Behalf Of Daniel A. Singer
>Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 9:34 AM
>To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
>Subject: [HANASHIR:4034] Re: Lower Keys
>
>
>I think that we should start putting up transposable files of cantorial
>music up on our own web pages if people have them.  I am starting a
>collection now that I have a MIDI keyboard and Finale for IBM.  I also have
>access to Mac Finale, but I have to travel to use the university computers.
> I believe that the files transfer very easily from one to the other,
>though.  It's a great idea especially considering there are so many
>different types of voices out there singing cantorial music, not just the
>traditional lyric tenor.  My 2 cents.  I don't have any files for you yet,
>but I hope to have many in the years to come.
>
>Dan Singer
>
>
>
>
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Daniel A. Singer        H: (734) 397-1950  W: (810) 238-1350 ext. 4253
1713 Glenshire Dr.      Flint Institute of Music, Temple Beth El
Canton, MI 48188        Bass Voice, Guitar
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"If I am not for myself, who will be for me?
         If I am for myself alone, who am I?
                           If not now, when?"
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