James, Check the history of the Kalmus orchestra parts with the Music Divisioon- or Joe Boonin, on the MLA list. I'm sending him a copy as well. Joe- this relates to the recapture of copyrights for music, not just recordings. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Lennick" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 2:27 PM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Copyright wrongs: we can't let the music industry suits stifle creativity >I believe that the way "It's a Wonderful Life" was returned to copyrighted >status was through the music cues. > > (Totally overrated movie, by the way..it puts me to sleep when it doesn't > make me throw up, so now I don't have to be inundated with cheap versions > of it at every turn.) > > dl > > James L Wolf wrote: > >> If Jeff and dl are right, then the ONLY copyrightable element is that >> stereo mix. Not the cartoons and not the original soundtracks. Those >> weasels try to be tricky. But, if the cartoons really fell into the >> Public Domain, anybody has the same right to manipulate the original >> cartoons and/or soundtracks in any way they want, even to issue >> competeing DVDs if they can find the sources. >> >> Steve mentioned some copyrights being retrieved, but that was in Europe. >> I've never heard of a legitamate PD item being retrieved/recaptured in >> the US. >> >> My opinions only, not official LOC, blah blah blah. >> >> James >> >> >>> [log in to unmask] 06/20/05 11:58 AM >>> >> Jeff Willens wrote: >> >> > Hope this doesn't sound TOO strange, but didn't Warner Bros. >> > let several of their Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies cartoons lapse into >> > public domain? And didn't they re-copyright them all in the 90s? >> > Notice how you don't see them on cheapo videotapes and DVDs anymore, or >> > running on independent TV stations as they did in the 70s. I seem to >> > remember at the end of the re-copyrighted versions (the ones on their >> > new DVDs), there's a notice that says something like "Dubbed Version c. >> > 1995 Warner Brothers". Would these just pertain to the films being >> > remastered and the remaster itself being copyrighted? >> >> Could this refer to a new audio mix? Seems to me that if a soundtrack is >> now in stereo, that would definitely constitute a new copyrightable >> element. (Speaking of which, MGM's "Band Wagon" sounds fantastic on the >> new DVD, and all the numbers are in well-balanced new stereo.) >> >> dl > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.7.8/22 - Release Date: 6/17/2005 > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.7.8/22 - Release Date: 6/17/2005