Fwd: Re: RPP redux: copyrights and the Internet, cont. [NPC]

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On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 22:01:45 +0100, Michael C. Berch <mcb>
permuted the following:

> On Aug 2, 2005, at 11:47 AM, Dennis Moore wrote:
>>> Also, it ended up expanding to
>>> performances, etc., which they publicly advertised, and for which there
>>> was to be remuneration. It was at that point his agents sent them a  
>>> cease and
>>> desist.
>>
>> They had clearly gone beyond any fair use of material at that point.
>> Fortunately the cease and desist did come sooner than later. Legally any
>> conference, etc. even if protected as fair-use can be stopped by an  
>> author
>> if they are using his/her work without permission in a reading,  
>> performance,
>> or such, provided the written notice is received 24 hours prior to the
>> event.
>
> I'm not familiar with that particular provision of law (and, among other  
> things, I'm a media and IP attorney). What is your source of information  
> for that, and what exactly does it apply to? Is it related to  
> public-performance rights?
>

I think it must be (performiance rights). When I was working in publishing
the rights we obtained prevented usage in performance (ok, the authors I
had tended to be writer/performers so that had a *particular* point to
observe); but the principle runs to plays, poems, extracts from novels etc.


(Apologies for a couple of inadvertent off-list posts earlier tonight).  
The email package I'm using picks up the sender rather than the reply-to  
address....)

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