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U.S. Copyright Law
By Gordon Stelter

[ Ref. "Copyright Warning at YouTube" --

I believe it was The Disney Corporation that lobbied Congress to extend
the period before songs became public domain because Disney didn't want
it's songs "out there".

The problem, of course, for we who love the music traditionally played
on automatic musical instruments, is that, technically speaking, this
precludes us from legally sharing much of what was recorded for them,
regardless of whether the copyright holder has any intention of ever
releasing the music again, in any format.  (This applies to sheet music,
too.)  Bummer.  I'd genuinely appreciate it if someone with true legal
expertise on this would please weigh in, as it pertains to recut rolls,
MIDI files, and the like.  Thanks.

Gordon Stelter


(Message sent Fri 5 Jul 2013, 13:59:23 GMT, from time zone GMT-0700.)

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