> > Do we really ask a permission from every writer to read his book in front > > of our class? It doesn't make sense at all, just like with any other > > creation. Do we ask permission from a painter to talk about his paintings > > in class? > > Ilan Garibi > > I totally agree and second Ilan’s thoughts. > Laura Rozenberg
Though Ilan's and Laura's points make sense as personal opinions, I am sure not everyone think the same way. In Japan, we happens to have almost the same disputes in music. JASRAC, the Japan's largest copyrights agency for composers and musicians, wants to charge license fees for musical works that are used in private music schools. The agency believes the music schools need licenses to use music works in paid music classes. Of course, all music schools disagree. It seems many Japanese are on music schools' side, but at least some layers say JASRAC has legal rights to charge license fee for tunes played in private music schools. I would be on the safe side and ask permissions when I use someone's origami models in my classes. Happy folding, Hatori, Koshiro mailto:[email protected] http://www.ousaan.com/
