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Re: [ARSCLIST] Disposition of those bluegrass tapes
John Ross wrote:
That's not consistent with the information my copyright lawyer has given
me, but the law could be different in Canada. In the US, every recording
is protected by three different forms of copyright -- on the
performance, on the recording and on the composition.
Just because I own the tapes, and I have a chain of possession from the
person who recorded them, I still don't own any rights to the
performance unless each performer has assigned them to me, or there is
some kind of blanket contract that covers all members of a band or
orchestra. So, for example, I need to obtain a release from every
sideman in a jazz combo. And if I have a tape made at a pick-up session,
I have to identify everybody who is playing.
That is also consistent with the advice I've been given - but now the
LoC has the opportunity to decide what exposure, if any, the tapes and
their products will have.
Mike
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