On Tue, Feb 27, 2018 at 1:22 PM, Tony Thigpen <[email protected]> wrote:
> Seymour, > > You knowledge of music copyright is incorrect. In many cases it *does* > matter what equipment. > > I am involved with the copyright issues with songs at our church. I have > to account separately for: > > 1) A pre-printed copy of the song, such as a hymnal > 2) A 'copy' of the song printed locally on a printer or copier > 2) The display of the song on a projector during the service > > And, if I record the worship services, I have to account for: > 1) Did the audio recording of our people singing the song get recorded> > 2) Did the video of the service actually capture display of the song by > the projector on the screen? > > And, as for the recordings, > 1) If I play back the audio or video to a assembly, then that is another > item to be accounted for. > 2) If I make a DVD and send it to someone outside our congergation, then > it has to be accounted for. > > Tony Thigpen > > You bring up good points. I remember reading in a UK site that a person in London was charged with copyright infringement for a "unlicensed public performance" of a song simply by singing it out load as he walked down the street. -- I have a theory that it's impossible to prove anything, but I can't prove it. Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
