Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site cae780.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!amdcad!cae780!gordon From: gordon@cae780.UUCP (Brian Gordon) Newsgroups: net.flame,net.misc,net.music Subject: Re: PBS anecdote Message-ID: <309@cae780.UUCP> Date: Fri, 11-Jan-85 00:21:03 EST Article-I.D.: cae780.309 Posted: Fri Jan 11 00:21:03 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 13-Jan-85 09:21:33 EST References: <3187@alice.UUCP> <1464@ritcv.UUCP> Reply-To: gordon@cae780.UUCP (Brian Gordon) Organization: CAE Systems, Sunnyvale, CA Lines: 26 Xref: watmath net.flame:7638 net.misc:7255 net.music:5693 In article <1464@ritcv.UUCP> abh6509@ritcv.UUCP (A. Hudson) writes: >> ... 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? > >This story is true. We involved in college radio ( a non-profit >organization ) have the same priveleges. This seems strange to me. Lots of years ago (mid 70's), I did two series of educational TV shows for a State University, and used consistent theme music for each series. Although there was no fee - it was all paperwork - we were delayed from broadcasting one of them until we got permission from the copyright owner of that music. Have the laws changed *that much* in recent years? FROM: Brian G. Gordon, CAE Systems USENET: {ucbvax, ihnp4, decvax!decwrl}!amd!cae780!gordon {nsc, resonex, qubix, hplabs}!cae780!gordon USNAIL: 1333 Bordeaux Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089 AT&T: (408)745-1440 Is it too late not to have kids? Greg, Joel, Tod, Jenny, Sarah and Alan say so, but what do a bunch of kids know?