On Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:41:51 +0200, wolfgang wiehe wrote > what´s about singing this song on a public place (toilette)? > is this copyright infringement? > ;-)
Oh, so funny! Not. Yes, unless you do it for yourself alone. Yes, IMHO copyright law is in utterly insane. Have a look at http://www.unhappybirthday.com/ or the wikipedia article about that song. But the sad fact is: peolpe had to pay after performing this song in public. BTW, it's not Yoko collecting the fees, it's most likely some copyright fee collection agency like the ascap or GEMA for you in Germany. If you ever had an encounter with GEMA's collecting department you know what to expect. Cheers, Ralf Mattes > > -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > > Datum: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:36:46 +0200 > > Von: "anthony.chalkley" <[email protected]> > > An: [email protected] > > Betreff: [LUTE] Re: In My Life Copyright Issue What is Copyright > > Infringement? > > > Shouldn't worry too much Tom. Yoko didn't even know Lennon would have been > > 70 this year - can't imagine she knows any of the songs she didn't howl > > on.... > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Guitar & Lute" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Cc: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 1:27 PM > > Subject: [LUTE] Re: In My Life Copyright Issue What is Copyright > > Infringement? > > > > > > > > > > Hi Tom, > > > > > > Just to help you out here since apparantly you have your idea of what > > > copyright law is, here is a link and a quote from the US copyright > > > office. > > > > > > "What is copyright infringement? > > > > > > As a general matter, copyright infringement occurs when a copyrighted > > > work is reproduced, distributed, performed, publicly displayed, or > > > made into a derivative work without the permission of the copyright > > > owner." > > > > > > See it yourself, > > > > > > http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-definitions.html > > > > > > Allan > > > > > > > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > > > > > > > > -- R. Mattes -- Systemeinheitsstreichler Hochschule fuer Musik Freiburg [email protected]
