Re: [abcusers] Copyright Issues addressed (fwd)
Stephen Kellett writes: | In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Geoffrey Loker | [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes | If left up to Sonny Bono and the RIAA there would be no | public domain. | | Excellent rant about copyright | | ...and of course you have to remember that this comes from the Land of | the free. Yeah, but the rest of the world should consider that the Bush administration's policies have been fairly clearly stated: 1. American law is the only significant law; all the rest is irrelevant. 2. American citizens (especially US government employees) are exempt from the law outside US territory. This especially applies to such quaint relics as the Geneva Conventions. Not that this approach is at all unusual for a superpower. I seem to recall reading in some history books about a few other governments that have had the same policies at various times in the past. Also, recall that one of George Bush's campaign slogans was that he wanted to be America's CEO. He thinks the US government (and therefore the entire world) should be run as a business. This means, of course, that it exists solely for the financial benefit of its officers and shareholders, where shareholder is another term for campaign contributor. The rest of us are at best employees; if not, we're irrelevant. One of the goals of the big entertainment corporations such as the RIAA and MPAA is that everything will be covered by copyright, and of course most copyrights will be held by the big corporations. This includes all that silly folk stuff, too, at least all of it that has ever been published anywhere. So if any of us want to play any folk music, we must first get a license from the appropriate publisher(s). If you haven't paid your license fees, possession of a fiddle or banjo will be primae-facie evidence of intent to commit a crime. (And God help anyone caught in possession of an accordion or bagpipe. ;-) To understand what is really intended, google for the terms: Girl Scouts copyright ASCAP (A lot of the readers here probably already know this story. Note that the Girl Scouts caved on this one; they are paying an annual license fee so that the girls can sing songs around a campfire.) To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [abcusers] Copyright Issues addressed (fwd)
On Fri, Jul 23, 2004 at 06:58:14PM +0100, Stephen Kellett wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], John Chambers [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes (A lot of the readers here probably already know this story. Note that the Girl Scouts caved on this one; they are paying an annual license fee so that the girls can sing songs around a campfire.) My reaction to that is For fucks sake. That is just plain ridiculous. I didn't know about that story. I'm sure if these things were publicized with more coordination there would exemptions for things like this, or better still, better law. impressed Are you ? Mind you, its the exact same mindset that ... Oi ! NO !! It was tedious enough, there. Please don't export it. -- Richard Robinson The whole plan hinged upon the natural curiosity of potatoes - S. Lem To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [abcusers] Copyright Issues addressed (fwd)
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Richard Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes impressed Are you ? You've lost me. It was tedious enough, there. Please don't export it. I know, thats why I left it at that. Stephen -- Stephen Kellett Object Media Limitedhttp://www.objmedia.demon.co.uk RSI Information:http://www.objmedia.demon.co.uk/rsi.html To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [abcusers] Copyright Issues addressed (fwd)
Stephen Kellett komments: | In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], John Chambers | [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes | (A lot of the readers here probably already know this story. Note that the | Girl Scouts caved on this one; they are paying an annual license fee so that | the girls can sing songs around a campfire.) | | My reaction to that is For fucks sake. That is just plain ridiculous. | I didn't know about that story. I'm sure if these things were publicized | with more coordination there would exemptions for things like this, or | better still, better law. That's partly why I mentioned it. This is an excellent case to bring up in discussions of the topic. And wherever you are, your politicians should be made aware of this case. Hit them with the We don't want it to happen here approach, and maybe they'll listen. Or maybe they won't, and it'll be illegal for your children to sing songs they've heard unless they (or the adults around them) are duly licensed to sing those songs. It *has* happened in the US. | Mind you, its the exact same mindset that Dan Plews was pushing on | uk.music.folk unless I misunderstand him. So can you enlighten us on that story? To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
RE: [abcusers] Linux: NoteEdit 2.7.0: Triplets/arbitrary text
Version 2.7.0 of the ABC music exporting score editor NoteEdit is available: Has this been compiled for Windows (98 / XP / etc.)? To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [abcusers] Linux: NoteEdit 2.7.0: Triplets/arbitrary text
Or, has it been tried and are instructions available for Mac OS X? On Friday, July 23, 2004, at 02:32 PM, Richard Walker wrote: Version 2.7.0 of the ABC music exporting score editor NoteEdit is available: Has this been compiled for Windows (98 / XP / etc.)? To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
RE: [abcusers] Linux: NoteEdit 2.7.0: Triplets/arbitrary text
On Fri, 23 Jul 2004, Richard Walker wrote: Version 2.7.0 of the ABC music exporting score editor NoteEdit is available: Has this been compiled for Windows (98 / XP / etc.)? No, unfortunately. But NoteEdit is distributed on many so-called Live-CD-Roms. That is a Linux System which starts from CD-Rom without any installation. SuSE (www.suse.com) realeased such a CD and also during the ZKM exhibition this year (http://on1.zkm.de/zkm/e/) a special Linux audio CD with many audio programs , among them NoteEdit, was released. -- J.Anders, Chemnitz, GERMANY ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [abcusers] Linux: NoteEdit 2.7.0: Triplets/arbitrary text
On Fri, 23 Jul 2004, Chuck Boody wrote: Or, has it been tried and are instructions available for Mac OS X? Because Mac OS X is also a Unix (like) system it is (perhaps) possible. But I never saw a Mac OS X. Thus, I can't tell too much about this topic. My impression is: On Windows there are already some (almost) free Score Editors, among them Finale NotePad (http://www.finalemusic.com/) and the NoteWorthy composer (http://www.noteworthysoftware.com). The problem is: Years ago there were no useable tools for my preferred OS Linux. Therefore, I concentrate on Linux. -- J.Anders, Chemnitz, GERMANY ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
