Fwd: Public Domain Copy of a Performance of the ABC's Song

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> From: "Jean M. Johnson" <jj04[_at_]LEHIGH.EDU>
> Date: August 30, 2006 10:53:30 AM CDT
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> Subject: Public Domain Copy of a Performance of the ABC's Song
> Reply-To: "Educ. & Behavior Science ALA Discussion List" <EBSS-
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> We are trying to locate a recorded performance of the ABC's song
> ("ABCDEFG, now I know my ABC's...") in a child's voice that can be
> legally used on the introductory screen to a web site for a College
> of Education research project here at Lehigh University. I admit
> this is a content type, a song performance, I am quite
> inexperienced in exploring. My instructional technology colleague
> has looked for copies in a variety of places and we both decided
> that doing an original recording might be the best approach.
> However, I know that the song itself is probably in copyright and
> that there is a layer of rights -- the composer, if known, the
> music publisher, etc. so finding a copy and getting permission
> would probably be necessary additionally as would payment for any
> permission.
>
> Using WorldCat, I located a copy available from Smithsonian
> Folkways in a recording called Early, Early Childhood Songs.
> Folkways has a License Request Form that is pretty comprehensive
> and we will give it a try. But that would be for the recording and
> not the publisher. We would then need to get permission from the
> publisher via BMI, ASCAP or SESAC. And, even though Folkways
> provides an audio clip of songs including this one, I don't know
> for sure if it includes children's voices even though it seems that
> Ella Jenkins is singing in a classroom with children.
>
> I will try the new service from ALA, the Copyright Advisory Service
> (http://www.librarycopyright.net/) but at this point it's more a
> matter of locating a copy that matches the need (ideally public
> domain copy of child's voice singing ABC's song) and then of course
> getting permission if necessary. Any advice from EBSS list
> participants about where to look most welcome. Thanks, all.
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