Re: [OT] Re: Finding a new project leader
Re: [OT] Re: Finding a new project leader
- Subject: Re: [OT] Re: Finding a new project leader
- From: m <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 08:55:40 +0100
I ain't a lawyer but...
On Monday, June 16, 2003, at 08:23 AM, Sherm Pendley wrote:
Certainly, if money changes hands, then the copyright holder is
entitled to a royalty payment.
Legally, copyright holders are entitled to royalties whether money
changes hands or not. The only way around this is to negotiate an
arrangement with the copyright holder that specifies that the copyright
holder will let you make copies for free.
Do copyright holders have the right to artificially restrict the
supply of what they sell, in order to inflate its price?
Well, yes, that's kinda the point. A copyright is literally the
exclusive right to make copies, and generally, a copyright holder
cannot be compelled to make copies, or allow copies to be made, against
his/her will.
One exception I'm aware of: for musical compositions (but not sound
recordings of said composition), there is what's known as a compulsory
license. This is a license that can be obtained without the copyright
holder's permission and allows you to perform or record the work. You
still owe the copyright holder a royalty (whose rate is set by statute)
for every public performance and/or every distributed recording of a
performance, again whether money exchanges hands or not.
_murat
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