At 9:08 AM 06/18/02, Paul Delcour wrote:
So, do I deny them my composing
and arranging skills? No, of course not. Why should I?
If you want to give away your music for free, good for you. That is your
right and we all support you in your choice.
The only objection here is to the implication
I don't know how copyright laws work in your country, but you can
expressly place the music in the public domain in the United States by
placing a statement to that effect in place of the normal copyright notice.
Also, it is life plus 70 in the U.S., which I had thought was in line
with all
At 07:38 AM 6/18/02 -0400, David H. Bailey wrote:
I don't know how copyright laws work in your country, but you can
expressly place the music in the public domain in the United States by
placing a statement to that effect in place of the normal copyright notice.
Can you cite the law on this?
http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap2.html
While not specifically mentioning public domain, it does state:
(d) Transfer of Ownership.-
(1) The ownership of a copyright may be transferred in whole or in part
by any means of conveyance or by operation of law, and may be bequeathed
by will
At 02:55 PM 6/18/02 +0200, Johannes Gebauer wrote:
On 18.06.2002 12:31 Uhr, Paul Delcour wrote
No one should be obliged to give their music away for free. That is
indeed my choice. I do not expect anyone to be prepared to pay for it.
But current laws state that copyright remains after death
Sure I need to get paid for my work, but why not from a
collective source instead of from individuals. Some sort of tax scheme
or choir fund scheme. Whatever. Art should be public, not privately
owned and tampered or speculated with or profited from. Maybe I'm in a
position to
I find it discouraging that so many artists find it not only acceptable, but
a sign of progressivity to feed from the public trough. ... I
believe that not only are government subsidies
immoral in principle, but in the long run they are harmful to the cause of
both art and artists. ...[W]hy
At 2:16 PM 06/18/02, Paul Delcour wrote:
I was aware of what you stated. So for now, my music is for free, but I
want it clealry stated that I either composed or arranged or wrote the
lyrics. That's all.
As David noted, copyright under U.S. law is a collection of several
separate rights. One of
