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On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 00:28:06 -0000, "Jonathan J Quick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >"Dominic Cronin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in >message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> You rather remind me of the public library where I went to photocopy >> some music. Behind the counter was a large notice saying "It is >> illegal to photocopy music". I had to explain to the librarian that it >> was the notice that was wrong, and not me, as the music I wanted to >> photocopy was my own manuscript of some tunes that had been for quite >> long enough to be out of copyright. > >My violin study books have "It is illegal to photocopy music" on each and >every page, totally ignoring the fact that most of the music therein are >folk tunes attributed to "Anon" or stuff that's out of copyright anyway. >What they really want to say is "please be fooled into continuing to buy our >products". > >JJ > They could still have copyright in the setting, layout etc. -- Dominic Cronin Amsterdam
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