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19 Oct 04 - 07:28 AM (#1300540) Subject: Copyright issue UK - Help!! From: muppitz While at my local library I was browsing through a book of coal mining poems and stories, I found a poem, only credited as "Traditional", I thought would be pretty good to go with a chord sequence I was having trouble putting my own words to. So I did just that. However while researching some of the technical words contained within said poem, I found a link to a web site which states that someone called Harry Boardman has already beat me to it. I have no idea as to the tune or tempo of his version but as it is described as a ballad, on the aformentioned web site, I'm willing to bet that it's not the same as mine. My question is this: Does Harry Boardman now have a claim to these Lyrics, or am I ok to use them providing my song doesn't sound the same as his? Thanks for any advice Muppitz x |
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19 Oct 04 - 08:31 AM (#1300577) Subject: RE: Copyright issue UK - Help!! From: GUEST,Ian Pittaway No, HB has no claim to copyright to any lyrics that are traditional or in the public domain, only for the tune he writes for them. Hope this helps. |
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19 Oct 04 - 08:48 AM (#1300585) Subject: RE: Copyright issue UK - Help!! From: GUEST,M.G.John You got back o.k. then? |
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19 Oct 04 - 08:59 AM (#1300591) Subject: RE: Copyright issue UK - Help!! From: muppitz ok from where? |
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19 Oct 04 - 12:49 PM (#1300758) Subject: RE: Copyright issue UK - Help!! From: Q (Frank Staplin) UK government copyright information: Copyright They respond to questions through their enquiry unit- fax, email, phone, and with information packs. |
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19 Oct 04 - 12:54 PM (#1300763) Subject: RE: Copyright issue UK - Help!! From: Q (Frank Staplin) Oops! Not awake yet. It is listed as http://www.patent.gov.uk/copy/ Copyright |
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19 Oct 04 - 01:31 PM (#1300796) Subject: RE: Copyright issue UK - Help!! From: PennyBlack as said Harry's tune and recordings of the song hold copyright, but if the song is "trad" no registered copyright exists (so no payment is due to MCPS - you will still need to enter details of the song on the MCPS forms if you intend to record it and they will confirm if copyright exists as it's not unknown for songs to be attributed as Trad when infact they're not) PB |
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19 Oct 04 - 01:33 PM (#1300797) Subject: RE: Copyright issue UK - Help!! From: PennyBlack http://www.mcps.co.uk/ the above may be of interest PB |