On 16.02.2006 David W. Fenton wrote:
I'm not calling for editors to not be paid, or to be paid less. I'm simply calling for them to not be paid *more* than they have been in the past, especially when it's justified by a claim that amounts to stealing the compositional work of dead composers.
And all I said was the law grants royalties, and Hyperion should have known that. Whether you like it or not, Hyperion played with the fire and got badly burned. I repeat what I said in my very first post on the subject: I am not taking sides on this whole issue (especially as I am actually part of all sides, musician, editor, and record company), but I do see this decision as being in line with the law, and actually not at all surprising. I totally agree that the amount granted by the court is well over the top, but Hyperion simply should have known better. I see absolutely no reason for them to consider themselves as the victim in this case. Then, I don't know many of the details, but so far I have not heard a single argument in this whole discussion that would make me believe that the court ruling was wrong, or out of line. And I don't actually see any impact (other than for Hyperion).
Enough said. Johannes -- http://www.musikmanufaktur.com http://www.camerata-berolinensis.de _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
