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GUEST,crazy little woman Youtube Bullshit again (25) RE: Youtube Bullshit again 15 Apr 13


Bad news about "Red is the Rose," Dan. My Rise Up Singing book says it is copyright Tin Whistle Music, 2 Longmeadow Road, Dover NH 03820.
It sounds to me like the COPS industry (Copyright Other People's Stuff) has been active again. However, I wouldn't expect YouTube to fight that copyright, even if it seems specious.

The book also quotes Tommy Makem (Irish singer) as saying the lyrics are very old and one cannot be sure whether it or "Loch Lomond" (from the late 1880's) are older. He learned the lyrics from his mother, and apparently his mother didn't know who wrote them or how old they were. How anybody can justify copyrighting such a thing is beyond me.

Why don't you modify the lyrics just enough so a search engine can't find them? I'll start you off.

Fair is the rose when the morning bree-eze blows.
Sweet is the lily of the valley.
Clear are the wavelets on Lochmond's distant shore
but my love is fairer than any.

Notice the artful way it acknowledges 'Loch Lomond,' whose tune was obviously pirated for this song.


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