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Thread #36138   Message #499326
Posted By: pavane
05-Jul-01 - 06:54 PM
Thread Name: Help: UK Law on Performing Rights Society
Subject: RE: Help: UK Law on Performing Rights Society
a) Copyright, not copywrite, b) Nic not Nick Jones, Sorry to be picky. Anyway, perhaps we can have a push for traditional songs. But be careful - all sorts of recently composed songs have been described as 'traditional' when they are not. Even 'Happy Birthday to you' is still under copyright, I believe. And loads of Ewan McColl songs have been described as traditional, even those from the 1960's. Bob Dylan claimed copyright in many traditional songs and tunes. (And you get paid more that way). But the PRS have NO CLAIM on any public domain material.