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From: John Alexander Blyth
Subject: Re: Re:Question about studio time
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Actually this is an interesting case, since Schirmer/Kalmus had originally
taken advantage, years ago, of the lack of copyright agreements with the
U.S. and the rest of the world and had made many reprints of works under
European copyright, free of charge, including selections from Arie Antiche=
,
edited by Parisotti and published by Ricordi, from which the Caldara comes=
.
I think one could, with impunity, make copies of Sebben Crudele from the
*old* Schirmer edition, whose copyright even for the piano accompaniments
(renewed in 1922) has now expired. Of course there is a new edition with
different accompaniments, and there may be sharp-eared lawyers at your
keyhole even now, who can hear the difference!
The U.S. does now have copyright agreements with the rest of the
world, and the copyright issues that may have been a problem in those days
are long since settled or expired, by de way!
John


At 22:03 20/12/99 +0100, you wrote:
>Jennifer Fancher wrote :
>
><< You must contact the company that owns the rights ( for ex. Sebben
>crudele is owned by Shirmer).>>
>
>They may own the rights on their piano reduction, if they did not copy it
>from elsewhere, but Caldara is dead long ago. ;-)
>
>| Alain Z=FCrcher, Paris, France
>| L'Atelier du Chanteur :
>| http://chanteur.net
>
>
John Blyth
Bass/Baritone (as opposed to Bass-Baritone) etc.
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada