Re: [LINK] We’re all copyright criminal s now

[Jan Whitaker]

At 08:20 AM 21/11/2006, Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
>If the song or play that you are performing has been written down 
>then it is copyrighted.

Here's a strange case going on re the Ashes cricket. The Fanatics 
have produced a booklet of their own lyrics to be sung to tunes that 
EMI (music rights organisation I think) holds the rights to. EMI has 
taken out an injunction against distribution of the booklets even 
though NONE of their music is printed in the booklet, just references 
to the title.

Straw poll of the Link Institute: who will win?

Jan


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