[HANASHIR:4070] Re: copyrights & midi

[Joel Siegel <siegeljd...>]

Rick Lupert wrote:

> Regarding the legality of key changes: Once I was singing 'Brush Your
> Teeth' by Raffi in the Key of C.  It was a little low so I quickly
> switched to D.  I was immediately apprehended by some kind of musical
> vice squad who apparently had been waiting for this sort of thing to
> happen...that's right, it was a sting operation...but that's Los
> Angeles for you....let's be careful out there.
>
> Rick

Rick, I am ashamed of you.  And you were once such a fine, upstanding
Jewish musician.  What happened?  Is this what happens if you stay in LA
too long?  The fast pace get to you, and you'll do anything.... ANYTHING
just because it's expedient?

Well, I hope this little "incident" will help you to repent before it's
too late.  I'll be praying for you (in the proper keys of course).

On another note... or chord as it were.... if you kept playing it in C,
but capoed up 2 frets, is that also a copyright crime?  Perhaps it's a
lesser included offense.  I'll have to check with my friends in the
copyright crime bar.

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