Re: [Harp-L] public domain

[MundHarp@xxxxxxx]

<<.....company had recently purchased a huge ocean of songs that  
hadn't been renewed for their second 28 years>>
 
Yes, many corporations over the years have "obtained the  copyright" of.... 
Probably.... MILLIONS of songs and other music, not just  in USA but all 
over the world... I understand that the Sony Corporation (for  example) now 
receives a vast income from what has  become THEIR "intellectual property".... 
 
Now it seems that much of "song writers royalties" does not go to the  
people who WROTE the songs at all. 
 
Also a vast amount of the money that is collected by the "authorities"  
simply goes to pay for the bureaucracy!
 
I guess such things were ALWAYS so...
 
John Walden
English harmonica player and songwriter,
Cebu City
Philippines.