Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!decwrl!hookup!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!library.ucla.edu!news.mic.ucla.edu!unixg.ubc.ca!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!mala.bc.ca!epaus!sveinson.island.net!user Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom Subject: Re: Can I use classical music in CDROM? Message-ID: From: bsveinson@epaus.island.net (Bill Sveinson) Date: Sun, 1 May 1994 05:26:42 GMT Sender: usenet@epaus.island.net (Usenet News) Followup-To: alt.cd-rom References: <01HBQQSFN1EA007GIP@LOYOLA.EDU> Distribution: alt Organization: The //Express// Public Access UN*X System - (604) 753-2383 Nntp-Posting-Host: sveinson.island.net Lines: 20 In article <01HBQQSFN1EA007GIP@LOYOLA.EDU>, Istvan Pely wrote: > I'm producing a CD-ROM to be published and planned to use some > classical music for the soundtrack. Is it true that I can just record any > > CD with works by long-dead composers? Can I use any CD in the store? If > anybody can clear me up on this issue I'd greatly appreciate it. > You'll get in deep stuff if you just appropriate recorded music without permission. If you're musically talented, you could, for instance, record yourself performing Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata". However, if you copy a recording of Murray Perahia performing the same piece, Perahia and his publishers will get on your case in a big way, and you won't have a legal leg to stand on. The music itself is public domain, but the PERFORMANCE is copyright. Cheers : > Bill