At 9:40 PM -0800 3/6/07, Mark D Lew wrote:
That, too, would serve the purpose of protecting you. It seems pretty clear that the woman and her husband would never object. The only worry is if years later some heir tries to assert copyright to shut you down. If that were to happen, your response would be that permission was granted in the verbal agreement, and being able to point to evidence of her active cooperation would go a long way toward establishing that.
Nothing more whispy than a "verbal agreement"! Especially if one of the principals has passed away and younger relatives have a hungry lawyer.
I agree that a formidable legal document probably is overkill, but a simple letter of understanding, from you to her, including the points you discussed verbally and agreed to, should do the job. You keep a copy and send the original to her. Then any hungry heir would have to produce something in writing from her to show she disagreed.
Again and as always, not legal advice, but gentlemanly conduct for all of that. John -- John & Susie Howell Virginia Tech Department of Music Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A 24061-0240 Vox (540) 231-8411 Fax (540) 231-5034 (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.music.vt.edu/faculty/howell/howell.html _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
