[Dixielandjazz] Plagerism

[alevy at alevy.com]

Steve wrote:
The one I always heard was the pop song "Yes, We Have No Bananas" (~1922 or 
so) was sued for the first 4 notes/chords by... Handel's decendents!
The tune? The Hallelujah Chorus!  and I heard they won...  anyway, that's the way the
story goes...
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I can confirm that one. I sublet an office from Frank Silver for a number
of years at 45 Weat 45th Street NYC. Frank "wrote" Yes We Have No Bananas"
FYI: Stephen Foster wrote "Old Folks At Home"
Sy Oliver copyrighted "Swanee River" as a work on a work. Published by Embasy
Music - Tommy Dorsey's company.
Another, perhaps legend, Stravinsky revised "The Rite Of Spring" a few times.
Purpose, I was told, was to renew the copyright.
Cheers,
Al
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