Re: Subject: [Harp-L] Overblows

[Slim Heilpern <slim@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah, the Harry Fox Agency web site lets you buy mechanical license for 
both hard copies (cd's) and download licensing (if you are posting a 
song written by someone else on a website for download, for instance). 
You can obtain limited quantity licenses on line for a 
not-too-horrendous fee. Usually, I believe, the money is split by the 
publisher and the author and Harry Fox takes a fee for processing. Not 
all songs are administered by Harry Fox, but most of them are. Note that 
this is also a great site to find out who the authors of a song are if 
you don't already know:

http://www.harryfox.com/index.jsp

- Slim.

http://www.SlideManSlim.com


EGS1217@xxxxxxx wrote:

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> ....I think you answered how you're feeling about it yourself,  Alvin....in 
> your first line...."steals" blues covers.  The music is  just as much 
> copyrighted as are the lyrics to a song...aren't  instrumentals also the property of 
> their writers?  I believe you need  permission from the owners of any song 
> before you record  it...it's been posted here before just where to obtain that 
> permission,  but I don't remember who posted it..but here's a link I found online 
> you  might want to take a look at.  (I just did a quick scan and  they mention 
> the Harry Fox Agency which I do believe might have  been the one previously 
> mentioned here). 
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> _Click  here: Music Copyright -- Guides -- Multnomah County Library_ 
> (http://www.multcolib.org/guides/copyright/music_pub.html)  
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> Elizabeth
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