IMHO A lute-tablature transcription will not convince a judge that it is a copy of modern printed sheet-music. He will compare the two and say, 'It looks nothing like it'. Case dismissed.
How will a public performance be judged in court against a copyrighted song? Will the judge listen to the lute-player and the infringed recording in court? Simply whistling tunes whilst walking down the street will infringe copyrights. - Mind you, I have heard some whistlers that want locking up! IMHO Copyrighted music should ONLY require the owner's approval when a recording is made to be marketed, not before. Public performance alone will not count. This would remove all the stupid bureaucracy. Best Wishes Ron UK -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Guitar & Lute Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 12:30 PM To: [email protected] 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 www.guitarandlute.com www.mandolinandguitar.com www.fluteandguitar.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
