[78-L] copyright

[David Lennick]

Even the reissue labels can't go after other bootleggers. There's a crook in 
southern Ontario (name and phone number provided on request) who had the 
Canadian distribution rights to the ProArte/Intersound label for a couple of 
years before they set up their own branch in Toronto. That was nearly 20 years 
ago, but the ganeff is still pressing and selling those early titles via dollar 
stores and pharmacy bargain bins. The covers now look like 19th generation 
photocopies. I've been trying to get Intersound or its successors, Platinum 
Entertainment and then Compendia Music, to go after this guy because I produced 
those titles under contract and should still be collecting royalties. Not worth 
it for them to bother.

dl

Malcolm Rockwell wrote:
> I'll go back to what I consider example #1 which I've posted before, but 
> not recently.
> A good friend of mine in the biz issued a box set, on a major label, of 
> "the complete recordings of" a few years ago which sold in the high 
> 6-figures in the US. It was discovered about a year after release that 
> there was a French boot of the recordings - including an identical 
> beautifully produced box and the liner note booklet - that was making 
> good money in Europe. He researched this, found it to be true and took 
> it to the label's legal department. After great thought and hemming & 
> hawing they declined to pursue the matter of not only copyright 
> infringement, but outright theft. Figured it would cost them more in 
> legal fees than they could make in profit from any lawsuit.
> So, I'd go for it if I were you and cease if anyone starts getting 
> legally nasty about it. Chances are they won't even note your efforts. 
> Then again, given the times...
> It's obviously your call!
> Good luck,
> Malcolm
> 
> *******
> 
> Bob Rice wrote:
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 12:15 PM
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] copyright
>>
>>
>>   
>>> You're clear under British law and can sell to US customers FROM the UK, 
>>> but
>>> may run into trouble if you sell large quantities through a US 
>>> distributor.
>>>
>>> dl
>>>     
>>    Like you're dealing with million sellers???Onesies twosies? Won't you be 
>> flying under the radar?
>>
>>     Bob  "On the U17", a Musical Torpedo" fan.DEFINATELY under the Radar!
>>   
>>> Christopher Steward wrote:
>>>     
>>>> Hallo!
>>>> I would be grateful for advice about copyright. I want to reissue some 
>>>> 78s on a CD in Britain. If I include recordings originally made in the 
>>>> USA, are they subject to USA or British copyright law?
>>>> Thanks for any help,
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>       
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