12-12-2005, 05:55 PM
[wcip]Angel,Dec 12 2005, 10:15 AM Wrote:I'm a little teapot, short and stout
Here is my handle, here is my spout
When I get all steamed up, hear me shout
Just tip me over and pour me out!
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Throw me in jail! I just committed a crime!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4508158.stm
"Unauthorised use of lyrics and tablature deprives the songwriter of the ability to make a living, and is no different than stealing," he said.
"Unauthorised use of lyrics". These words are making me cringe. Seriously, what's next for the MPA? (Music Publisher's Association)? Restraints on campfire singalongs, singing your child a lullaby without a written contract from the original artist?
I realise that the world is slowly heading for the gaping jaws of hell. It's unavoidable; human stupidity, ignorance and egomania is slowly killing us all, but what's really ticking me off is certain people's eagerness in jamming the gas-pedal to the floor.
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Hmmm, I'd argue that the lyrics you cited are in the public domain, in the US. Also, the matter of "for profit," "not for profit" "correct attribution" and "fair public use" is not as cut and dried as some folks are trying to paint it.
Occhi
Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the Men 'O War!
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete