[Dixielandjazz] ASCAP or BMI

[Robert S. Ringwald]

Some years ago I recorded a tune that was an early 1920s English Hall song.

I learned it from 3 different recordings of the song.

I sent a copy of the recording to a friend who had made one of the 
recordings.

A few weeks later, I received a letter from an attorney asking for residuals 
or (whatever they are called) for the recording.  It seems that my friend 
had copyrighted the song in the US, a song that he never wrote) and now was 
collecting residuals on the use of it.

This was some 20-years ago and I paid the fee.  If I had known then what I 
know now, I would have ignored the letter.



--Bob Ringwald K6YBV
916/806-9551
www.ringwald.com
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Leader, The Fulton Street Jazz Band
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