Well I have to admit the copyright here is VERY suspect. Copyright should date to time the material was first used or published and it appears that was in the teens and that the chain of title which is crucial to copyright is also suspect. However the fact that new words were used for an old melody is irrelevant, the new version would be subject to copyright.
Ironically it is the music people who are far more "advanced" in protecting copyright than film people, largely because ASCAP covers nearly all music and they are most aggressive. On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 1:11 PM, John Streepy <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't mind happy birthday, I hate all the musical gymnastic everyone > uses so they can avoid paying the copyright on the song. > > regards > > jhs > > > John H. Streepy > Media Services Supervisor > Library-Media Circulation > James E. Brooks Library > Central Washington University > 400 East University Way > Ellensburg, WA 98926-7548 > > (509) 963-2861 > http://www.lib.cwu.edu/media > > "Hand to hand combat just goes with the territory. > All part of being a librarian" -- James Turner "Rex Libris" > > Transitus profusum est nocens! > > > > > >>> <[email protected]> 6/26/2011 6:36 PM >>> > Thanks...I wish someone would prosecute copyright and make sure that this > particular song is never played again...ever...anywhere... > > Gary > > > > Some might find this interesting. Looks at the copyright status of the > > happy birthday song. > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > From: Eric J Harbeson > > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > > Date: June 26, 2011 10:43:16 AM CDT > > To: Michael Brewer > > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > > Subject: Happy Birthday! > > > > Hi Michael, > > > > Here's the article I mentioned. Happy reading! > > > > http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1111624 > > > > Eric > > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve > > as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel > of > > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > > producers and distributors. > > > > > Gary Handman > Director > Media Resources Center > Moffitt Library > UC Berkeley > > 510-643-8566 > [email protected] > http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC > > "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." > --Francois Truffaut > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. > > -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785 (land line) [email protected]
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
