However, under UK law, they can no longer claim copyright here, whatever roguish tricks they may get up to in America. It just dawned on me why "copyright" can be a verb in America. Clearly the underlying philosophy is not protection of the rights of the individual, but making money for anyone who cares to uplift an artistic creation and claim it as his own, while adding no value whatsoever. How very sad.
Cheers, Owen. ----- Original Message ----- From: Martyn J Culling To: mogtalk2 Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 9:07 AM Subject: RE: [mogtalk2] Fw: If my body was a car-non-mog Oddly, that's what happened to the tune, "Good Day to You". All they did was double up the first note and now it's the most litigated protected musical property there is. What it does mean is when it is someone's birthday the band just plays "Good Day to You" and the copyright holders can do nothing. Without the doubled note, it's not their tune, but a much older one that is in the public domain. A truly disgusting amount of money though has been made. rgds Martyn On Jun 9 2012, Mike Bailey wrote: change one word and tell him to sod off and get a life ! best Mike SWS ________________________________ From: Charles Hill [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sat 09/06/2012 00:13 To: mogtalk2 Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] Fw: If my body was a car-non-mog Warning. This is copyrighted. The author is very quick to demand royalties and threaten to sue. I know of several local British car clubs that have published this in their newsletter or on their website and were contacted by the author's attorney. This is not hearsay. My own local MG Car Club got one of the letters. Charles Hill On 6/8/2012 3:44 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > > > > Your smile for to-day. > > Have a great one. > > BABA > If My Body Was a Car! >> >> >> This is just too funny - scary how true it is!!! >> If my body was a car, this is the time I would be thinking about >> trading it > in for a newer model. I've got bumps and dents and scratches in my finish > and my paint job is getting a little dull... >> But that's not the worst of it. >> >> My headlights are out of focus and it's especially hard to see things >> up close >> >> My traction is not as graceful as it once was. I slip and slide and skid > and bump into things even in the best of weather. >> >> My whitewalls are stained with varicose veins. >> >> It takes me hours to reach my maximum speed. My fuel rate burns > inefficiently. >> >> But here's the worst of it, >> Almost every time I sneeze, cough or sputter, either my radiator leaks >> or My Exhaust Backfires! > > > > > ------------------------------------------- View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ [http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/] Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com ------------------------------------------- View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ [http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/] Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Modify Your Subscription ------------------------------------------- View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ [http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/] Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=22459785&id_secret=22459785-4a39ddf8 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
