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From: ark@alice.UUCP (Andrew Koenig)
Newsgroups: net.flame,net.misc,net.music
Subject: PBS anecdote
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Date: Fri, 21-Dec-84 14:47:52 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 21 14:47:52 1984
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A friend of mine told me that a friend of his, who is a composer,
had a work of his used by PBS as background music without his
permission.  When he complained, he was told that PBS was exempt
from the copyright laws, and that they could use anyone's music
without permission.

This story, if true, is ablutely infuriating.  Can anyone else
corroborate or contradict it?