tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post116187219060856005..comments2024-03-15T11:42:21.265-04:00Comments on The Patry Copyright Blog: There's Something about Kids in UniformsWilliam Patryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987498082479617363noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post-1162415382071439202006-11-01T16:09:00.000-05:002006-11-01T16:09:00.000-05:00Is a camp fire dance a small group of friends or r...Is a camp fire dance a small group of friends or relatives? P.S. John, I am deeply envious you can make a living off of selling your works. I may be pricing the blog too highWilliam Patryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987498082479617363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post-1162233901096575462006-10-30T13:45:00.000-05:002006-10-30T13:45:00.000-05:00I make a living selling my copyrighted work, and I...I make a living selling my copyrighted work, and I've taught my kids not steal music, but threatening to sue the Girl Scouts for "public performances" of the Macarena is the kind of thing that contributes to disregard for a law perceived as trifling.<BR/><BR/>Is it clear that there's a "public performance" here? If the Dance Troupe of Harlem choreographed a dance to a copyrighted composition, would they have to pay the royalty to play the recording during rehearsals as well as public performances? If not, isn't the Girl Scout den meeting more like a rehearsal than a performance? Or can it be characterized as a private performance of the choreographed derivative, rather than a public performance of the musical composition?<BR/><BR/>John NobleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post-1162082101120281862006-10-28T20:35:00.000-04:002006-10-28T20:35:00.000-04:00I'll answer my own question: No. But, ASCAP backed...I'll answer my own question: No. But, ASCAP backed off the licensing of Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts with an argument that the music performances at their summer camps qualified for the 110(4) exception as drafted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post-1161966530910466622006-10-27T12:28:00.000-04:002006-10-27T12:28:00.000-04:00Wasn't 110(4) changed for the Boy Scouts and Girl ...Wasn't 110(4) changed for the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com