Re: [scots-l] Re: Music source books
Nigel Gatherer wrote: Bob Rogers wrote: I keep reading in various sources that anything published before 1922 is considered in the public domain (at least here in the States)... Are you sure that's correct? As I understood it, the copyright last for 75 years after the artist's death, I know you're in Scotland, and you might have different copyright laws than we have, especially regarding things from the early part of the last century. There might be an interesting situation whereby I can publish Skinner's works on my website, but you can't look at them At the very end of this post is a bit from Circular 15a, located on the Library of Congress website ( http://www.loc.gov/copyright ) -- [...] indicates material removed by me. The second to the last line is the most interesting. For works published prior to 1950, the longest possible copyright in the USA is 95 years (under present law). You may like to look at the following website, which gives expiration dates in the USA based on when the work was published. It states that anything published before 1923 is public domain. http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm The next website has a lot of details on the suit currently in front of the US Supreme Court on the constitutionality of the "Mickey Mouse Protection Act," (Or is that the "Sony Bono Copyright Term Extention Act"?) http://www.law.asu.edu/HomePages/Karjala/OpposingCopyrightExtension/ How Mickey Mouse relates to copyright: http://writ.news.findlaw.com/commentary/20020305_sprigman.html Finally, a nifty website on public domain music http://www.pdinfo.com/default.htm Bob /begin quote from _Circular 15a_: Protection Duration Under the Previous Law Under the law in effect before 1978, [...] In either case, the copyright lasted for a first term of 28 years from the date it was secured. The copyright was eligible for renewal during the last (28th) year of the first term. [...] Effect of the Present Law on Length of Subsisting Copyrights The old system of computing the duration of protection was carried over into the 1976 statute with one major change: the length of the second term is increased to 67 years. Thus, the maximum total term of copyright [... increased ...] to 95 years (a first term of 28 years plus a renewal term of 67 years). /end quote Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [scots-l] Soldier's tunes
Cynthia Cathcart wrote: Soldier's address to his musket might there be tunes for a soldier as he prays that his muskett won't miss-fire in battle? Or am I trying to read some deep meaning into something where there is none? Any opinions? I think it's just a traditional 'title format' - like a Farewell. It might be called Planxty Musket instead :-) Having seen some genuine musket loading and firing I guess there would be time between shots for about 16 bars! David Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [scots-l] Re: Music source books
Jack Campin wrote: > American copyright law is weird and American copyright law on broad- > casting is even weirder. Anybody know how it ever came about that > US radio broadcasters don't pay any royalties? Can that be right? I don't know much about American copyright law but I do know BMI collects royalties from radio stations for songs played and distributes them to songwriters who are members. -Steve -- Steve Wyrick - Concord, California "There's an old saying in Tennessee -- I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee -- that says: Fool me once, shame on [pause] shame on you. [pause] Fool me... you can't get fooled again." -George W. Bush Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
[scots-l] Re: Music source books
Bob Rogers wrote: > I keep reading in various sources that anything published before 1922 > is considered in the public domain (at least here in the States)... Are you sure that's correct? As I understood it, the copyright last for 75 years after the artist's death, so if someone's work was published in 1921 and he or she died in 1928, it's still under copyright. Having said that, Skinner died in 1927, so the copyright on his compositions has, I think, just run out. Not that many have bothered about that for a long time. From Shand in the thirties to recording artists in the nineties, the common practice was to ignore Skinner's copyright and regard his stuff as P.D. I'm not saying that it was right, but it happened. Anyway, I'm not saying you're wrong, Bob - I just didn't know about it. -- Nigel Gatherer, Crieff, Scotland [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/gatherer/ Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
[scots-l] Soldier's tunes
I am making a study of the Angus Fraser Collection, and a couple of the tune titles have caught my eye. The titles are: The Musket is my Lover Soldier's address to his musket Now, maybe the first is reflective of the way a soldier feels, out there in the fields of battle away from their wives and girlfriends. But, especially for the "address", I wonder if there might be some tune form that is or was recognized as something a soldier might perform before going into battle? For example, we have tunes for putting children to sleep (lullabies) might there be tunes for a soldier as he prays that his muskett won't miss-fire in battle? Or am I trying to read some deep meaning into something where there is none? Any opinions? --Cynthia Cathcart http://www.cynthiacathcart.net/ Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [scots-l] Re: Music source books
Jack Campin wrote: Simply putting raw scans[of Skinner's work] on-line would be better. Wouldn't there be some copyright issues with raw scans though? I keep reading in various sources that anything published before 1922 is considered in the public domain (at least here in the States). _Harp and Claymore_, for instance was first published in 1903, I think. Looking through it, it seems mostly generic notation. Bob South Carolina Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
