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Thread #103795 Message #2118538
Posted By: Stewart
03-Aug-07 - 04:13 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Trad. Songs: Trad. or Copyrighted?
Subject: RE: Origins: Trad. Songs: Trad. or Copyrighted?
Then there are the CDs of Irish traditional session tunes where they will make up a catchy name for a set of tunes, but not tell the names of the individual tunes. Of course, most session players (particularly after a few Guinnesses) can't remember the names of all those tunes anyway. But I've spent a lot of time trying to figure out what tunes are being played in a set when they're not identified.
And some of these tunes do have known, and living composers, so it is necessary to get permission and pay royalties if necessary when you make a CD or publish a tune book.