[Dixielandjazz] Public Domain

[David W. Littlefield]

At 07:51 AM 2/12/2004 -0800, Rev M J (Mike) Logsdon wrote:
>If a song must have been written in or prior to 1922 (as per the website 
>that was provided) for it to be Public Domain, what about all the songs 
>that you all play that were obviously written after 1922?  Do you all 
>have legal permission to play them?
>Just really curious,
>Rev M J "Mike" Logsdon, Deacon

And curiosity killed the cat. Best not to ask musicians about copyright.
Actually, one legally needs to get permission and pay royalties to record
them for selling. Club owners are required to pay a fee to have music in
their establishments.

--Sheik
--Sheik
David W. Littlefield, Piano, Guitar, Banjo, Washboard
Compiler: "Dixieland FB" (Bb, C); "30S-40S FB (Bb, C)"; "Gig Book"
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