Fw: re--do i need a copy right license to submit a cover song for compilation

["Bob Maglinte" <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "Bob Maglinte" <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Winslow Yerxa" <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 4:31 PM
Subject: Re: re--do i need a copy right license to submit a cover song for
compilation


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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Winslow Yerxa" <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 1:23 PM
> Subject: Re: re--do i need a copy right license to submit a cover song for
> compilation
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> >
> > Randy - very neat indeed!
> >
> > However, I tried it with some semi-obscure Canadian trad artists, and
> > found that it may not cover everything I want. For instance, fiddler
> > Ward Allen wrote a number of tunes. some of which I'm recording. His
> > most famous, Maple Sugar, came up, but they had his name backwards as
> > Allen Ward. (Ward Allen brings up a banjoist connected with southern
> > 1930s stringbands). But none of his other compositions came up.
> >
> > I wonder what the mechanism would be for seeking out rights to some
> > of the more obscure tunes, whether blues, fiddle tunes, or whatever.
> > Trad artists often treat them like public domain tunes when they
> > record (sometimes they're unaware of where the tunes come from), but
> > if somebody owns a copyright, I don't think that's either fair or
> > wise.
> >
> > Still, a marvelous resource in accessibility and ease of use.
> >
> > Winslow
>
> Hi Winslow,
> My first guess on this one would probably that you'd have to deal with the
> Harry Fox Agency for that, but I'm not positive on this, and the link is
> http://www.harryfox.com
>
> Sincerely,
> Barbeque Bob Maglinte
> Boston, MA
> http://www.barbequebob.com
> MP3's: http://music.mp3lizard.com/barbequebob/
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