Gilbert Walker's copyright
claims dispelled
Letter from site contributor 'MM':
Hi gang,
I can dispel the myth of copyright claims by Walker once and for all.
In this message of rec.music.dylan:
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.music.dylan/browse_thread/thread/6d56d008d12de790/e64fd3c5e8a64187?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=mike+mcgarr+laguna#e64fd3c5e8a64187
quoting
monicasdude:
As for material cut-and-pasted from my site, my immediate comments were
directed to your recent entry for "Laguna Beach," where the tracklist
and source information is taken virtually verbatim from my site, but
the information is credited to [another]
Response by MM:
I supplied the information to bobsboots.com.
Below are some photos for you. As you can see I OWN THE DISC IN
QUESTION !!!! To the best of my recollection, I purchased
this set at a record fair in Victoria, London in summer 1998
or 1999.
There's a photo of me holding the set from my own personal collection
that I took this afternoon, plus a photo of the actual disc. The third
photo is of the back of the cd complete with setlist, individual track
times and venue details. Further to that, I've included a photo I took
of ISIS magazine, issue 66 - April-May 1996
which I've had in my possession since that date. It shows Phill
Townsend's (AKA Crazy Joe) review of the disc complete with tracklist,
date, venue, disc timings, etc...so even if I didn't actually own the
disc myself, why would I need to use Walker's site as a source of
information for this disc?!? ;-)
Thanks,
MM
bobsboots.com
reply:
Once again, Walker's claim of copyright is for the track list and
source information. As I've stated over and over, these things cannot
be copyright protected! You cannot claim copyright to a list of the
contents of a CD, dates, venues or other facts that are common
property. The reason being, as MM points out above, these things are
simply a list of common property facts that anyone has access to. They
appear on the disc package, the field recording guide, bobsboots.com,
ISIS, and in hundreds of other places in hard copy and electronic
print. Even if they were not listed on the cover, everyone has the same
ability to decide what the song titles, dates, venue, etc. is. There
can be no copyright provided for this type of 'investigation'. You can
read more about what is not protected by copyright directly from
the US copyright office website. by clicking the below link.
What
Is Not Protected by Copyright?
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