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Cpoywright scams.
tonemonkey(Steve Cooper, of BLiM fame (?!) contact me!) Started conversation Oct 6, 2003
When I was talking today to Pete Townshend (thud-name hitting floor
) I came accross a little story.
Apparently at some time in the sixties a Brittish popstar, Lonnie Donnegan, copywrighted the entire catalogue of Leadbelly songs, the majority of which were traditional blues and field hollers.
Now, that means when someone in the UK played one of these traditional songs, lonnie got the royalties. This of course sparks a discussion. It seemed to be that artists, including Led Zepplin an Clapton, were not making enough money from performance royalties. So they described their blues covers authors as "Trad arranged by...." meaning the would also get the authors share. Fair?
I have other stories like this, they spring up all over. This isn't just a "white man does this" thing. Jimmie Reed covers by other blues artists often had re assigned authors, and sometimes titles.
Cpoywright scams.
abbi normal "Putting on the Ritz" with Dr Frankenstein Posted Oct 8, 2003
There seem to be a lot of schemes in the music industry.
Cpoywright scams.
abbi normal "Putting on the Ritz" with Dr Frankenstein Posted Oct 8, 2003
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