Re: Re: Song lyrics used in printed concert programs

On 2/7/06, Teresa Dulberg <teresa.dulberg[_at_]csueastbay.edu> wrote:
>
> She told me of a "Good faith" clause in the law where, if challenged, one
> could argue that for various reasons that they THOUGHT their use was within
> "Fair Use" and can plead their case ....but what I was looking for was a
> source that says: " this is legal...this is not..etc."

I believe that if you have plenty of time researching on the fair use, you will become more confident and can decide whether a use is fair use on your own.

> Frustrating a little, but understandable given the nature of the issue. I
> really appreciate the response.
> It would be great to hear from any other music departments out there who
> have had to grapple with what may or may not be "Fair use" when it comes to
> printed programs.

Consider this opportunity to be the first person to provide guideline on printed programs with lyrics, assuming no one else already did it.

Joseph Pietro Riolo
<josephpietrojeungriolo[_at_]gmail.com>
<riolo[_at_]voicenet.com>

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Public domain notice: I put all of my expressions in this post in the public domain. Received on Fri Feb 10 2006 - 22:00:00 GMT