[Mb-hair] Hair We Are Again

[Wm-A Gonzalez]

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From: "Paul Korda" <paul at paulkorda.com>
To: <mb-hair at islandlists.com>
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 3:18 PM
Subject: [Mb-hair] Hair We Are Again


> ... I would base the show around the tribe at
> a campfire, having grown older, reminiscing about various songs and
> re-enacting them... In the format of "Hair We Are Again" the rights
> problems would be minimal as re-doing an old song needs no permission.

Someone please correct me if I am wrong, but I don't think that this holds 
true (in the US) for musical material for which someone (TAMS) already owns 
the theatrical performance rights.  In fact, I believe that specific rights 
need to be acquired to incorporate any copyrighted material into a new work 
which will lead to financial gain.  My understanding is that you do not need 
permission to record a published song, but you do still need to pay the 
related royalties, and acknowledge existing copyrights.

-Bil Gonzalez