[HANASHIR:4081] Re: copyrights & midi

[Daniel A. Singer <dasinger...>]

Ok.  I understand what the real issue is now, and I don't dispute the
illegality of freely distributing MIDI files, nor do I think anyone else
here is.  But, I do think that it was important and benefitial to bring the
subject up.

What about all of us who have been to Hava Nashira?  All of us are bringing
our tapes and recording as much music as we can, freely exchanging
recordings of music, performances of other people's music, etc. so that we
can learn the music and take it back to our own synogogues to teach to
others.  Most of the document sources were not indicated nor even asked
for, but the composers sometimes were.  Isn't it true that we all should be
PURCHASING printed music for all of the songs we have aurally transmitted
at Hava Nashira if we are to legally be able to use them when we get back?
I wonder just how many people really go looking for the sheet music for the
recordings they made while at HN.  They're still performing copyrighted
material publicly at their synogogue, but they never purchased the music.
Isn't that just as bad an offence as posting up Finale transpositions?

BTW, my humor was not to belittle or mock the subject.  I was just hoping
to lighten up the general mood of the conversation.  I think the law should
be taken very seriously, but we can at least have a good time talking about
it :)

Anyway, I'm getting a little v'klempt... I'll let you guys talk amongst
yourselves...  Here's a topic...  Copyright is neither a copy, nor is it
right... DISCUSS

Yours truely,

Linda Richman from Coffee Talk

At 08:53 PM 10/3/99 -0400, you wrote:
>People--let us understand what the issue REALLY is. Who cares what key you
>do something in? I don't (Some composers do, however--that's why they write
>in a particular key.).
>
>THE ISSUE IS WHETHER YOU CAN FREELY DISTRIBUTE MIDI FILES WITH ONE ANOTHER.
>The answer is no if the musical content of that midi file is copyrited.
>Please don't misconscrue the postings on this very serious issue. Copyright
>law exists to protect intellectual property which has value. The free trade
>and distribution of said copyrighted property is tantemount to
>stealing--even in Midi form. Even thought the technology is progressing at
>a great rate, the laws are trying to keep up.
>
>
>erik l. f. contzius
>contzius (at) home(dot)com
>elkins park, pa
>http://members.home.com/contzius/
>
>
>


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