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From: cwc@mhuxd.UUCP (Chip Christ)
Newsgroups: net.legal
Subject: copyright and the little guy
Message-ID: <1278@mhuxd.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 20-Mar-84 19:32:57 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 20 19:32:57 1984
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For those who doubt that a publisher would take the trouble to
sue some "little guy" who only made a few copies, I offer the
following tidbit as best I can recall it.

Seems that a small-town choir director took a fancy to a piece
of (Christmas/Easter/whatever special occasion) music, purchased
the sheet music and made copies for the choir members.  Somehow,
the publisher found out about it, sued the director, the church
and everyone else he could, and WON.  I believe even the
performance was cancelled because the director wouldn't/couldn't
pay the royalty.  Of course he got even (sort of) by making sure
the incident made the national news, but only after it rained
on his parade.
					Chip