> > From: John Howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> It's entirely possible that the chains--especially Kinko's--would >>> refuse to handle it because it is copyrighted music. You did realize >>> that it is copyrighted, right? And that your copying it without >>> permission is an infringement? >>> >> >> Yes, but neither I nor the LoC have a problem with it because both >> composers >> specifically allowed for copying for research purposes when they donated >> their work to the Libray. >> > > Are we really talking about "donation" here, or plain and simple deposit > with LC as part of the copyright process? And are the copyrights in the > names of the composers, or in the names of the movie companies? Not saying > you're wrong by any means, but this certainly does skirt the edges of the > copyright law. Could you explain exactly how the composers "specifically > allowed for copying for research," since there is no provision in the law > itself that provides a procedure for that? > > I do wonder, as well, whether "research purposes," which are indeed > permitted in SOME situations, covers making and distributing additional > copies, which is exactly what you would be doing if you print up more copies > and give them to LC. If you've discovered a loophole that might apply to, > for example, scores by Gershwin or others that are still under copyright, > we'd be very interested in learning about it. >
I'd be extremely surprised if the studios didn't own the copyrights to the scores...Goldsmith and Horner were and are big, but it's very rare when a studio lets the composer keep the copyright on their music. In this case, there may be other issues at play - the studio may have allowed for the scores to be archived somewhere else due to an agreement with the composers as well as the lack of storage space (the MGM debacle being a scary reminder of such things). Jeanne Pool with the Society of the Preservation of Film Music might know more. Since Blake has no intention of distributing the work, much less publishing it, I'm guessing there probably isn't an issue. Blake, you may want to double-check with the studio to find out the specifics...there may be allowances for "research" that include copying portions of the scores to be included in a textbook, but the wholesale reproduction of the work might make somebody nervous, and I'd hate for you to go through such an ordeal only to run afoul of someone's legal department. To be honest, I'm jealous - those are both great film scores and I wasn't aware that the LoC had 'em...I feel a field trip coming on... -Rob _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
