> Now (not so hypothetically), in the interest in promulgating
> (my particular brand of) music, I typeset my tunes and take them
> to the local music store and sell them with the proviso that all
> profits go to help offset the cost of musical instrument rentals
> to under-privilaged children (I encourage you all to do the
> same).
> The question is, have I violated J. Unger's copyright (and
> Rounder's)
> or not?
Yes, unquestionably. The disposition of the money you make does NOT
affect whether or not it's a breach of copyright.
> In a similar vain, a lot of the tunes I originally learned from
> "the book-o-fiddle-tunes": if the author does not receive credit,
> have I broken the law? (or more exactly, an unwritten law?)
If there is an author, as opposed to one of the family Trad, and
his work is still in copyright, then yes.
Sad but true.
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