[78-L] E.U. just as corrupt as the U.S. [fwd]

[David Lennick]

On 9/10/2011 10:39 AM, Michael Biel wrote:
> On 9/10/2011 9:42 AM, Jeff Sultanof wrote:
>> As far as I know, the only copyrights that were 'reinstated' for protection
>> were works by Russian composers such as Prokofiev and Shostakovich.
>
> Once again it was just an assumption that Soviet composers were in the
> PD because the Commies were violating the copyrights of the West, so
> turnabout was fair play.  Prokofiev's works were published in London by
> Boozy&  Hawkes and were always copyright in the West.  It really was
> mainly cold war politics and opportunism as well as just plain thievery.
>
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
> ______________________________

Although Stravinsky had to reorchestrate his 3 major ballets because he wasn't 
receiving royalties on the original versions.

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