what would sun ra do?
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Thu, 2006-02-09 13:11
what would sun ra do?
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these are all interesting intellectual points:=A0=A0 sounds "pretty lawyere=
d up" over there in england. :)=0D=0A=0D=0A i wonder if that release puts f=
ood on marshall allen's table...=0D=0A=0D=0A somehow i doubt it.=A0 =0D=0A=
=0D=0A it would be nice if it did.=A0 =0D=0A=0D=0A peace, jason=0D=0A=0D=0A=
by the way, you can find that show all over the place, FOR FREE, as it was=
torrented a few months ago on dimeadozen.org.=A0 but not by me!=0D=0A=0D=
=0A>>> fmartinelli@tin.it 02/09/06 2:19 PM >>>=0D=0AHi James=0D=0AIt's also=
spelled "Feigin", fwiw.=0D=0AThe issues at hand are very complex, and they=
involve=0D=0A- payment of royalties to the person(s) or firms who own the =
rights to the =0D=0Aoriginal compositions. They might or might not be the o=
riginal author(s) =0D=0Asince they can forfeit almost all their rights for =
an outright payment;=0D=0A- payment of mechanicals to the owner of the righ=
ts of the RECORDING =0D=0Ainvolved, who may be different than the above.=0D=
=0AUnless special arrangements are made, like a collective signature under =
the =0D=0Acomposition, the performers of the piece are not usually compensa=
ted.=0D=0AThere are also differences in national laws, and as you say quest=
ionable =0D=0Abehaviours from recording labels.=0D=0ABefore committing to e=
lectronic prints one's opinion, or even righteous =0D=0Aquestions, would be=
better to study the equation a little.=0D=0AThere's a wonderfully entertai=
ning book by Dr. Chadula "I Hate The Man Who =0D=0ARuns This Bar" which is =
enlightening and also sharply critical of many =0D=0Amusicians' easy going =
attitude over these matters (without condoning =0D=0Ascammers of course). A=
nd interestingly enough the great Doctor is a Leo =0D=0Arecording artist!=
=0D=0ASites that could be useful are:=0D=0Ahttp://creativecommons.org/learn=
more =0D=0Ahttp://www.clir.org/pubs/abstract/pub133abst.html =0D=0A=0D=0AFM=
=0D=0A=0D=0A----- Original Message ----- =0D=0AFrom: "James L Wolf" =0D=0AT=
o: =0D=0ASent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 5:02 PM=0D=0ASubject: Re: What P=
lanet is This?=0D=0A=0D=0AWell I guess I owe an apology to Mr. Feign regard=
ing the latest Sun Ra =0D=0Arelease. Like many other people, I had heard ma=
ny 2nd and 3rd hand rumours =0D=0Aof less-than-reputable behaviour from Leo=
records (and other companies) =0D=0Aregarding Sun Ra material. But I had a=
lso heard from a very good source =0D=0A(though several years ago) that nob=
ody - except maybe Recommended Records - =0D=0Awas paying any royalties, wh=
ich I've confused with mechanicals, to the =0D=0Aestate. But clearly I was =
mistaken on the issue of mechanicals and Leo. Leo =0D=0Apays the mechanical=
s to Dejamus, and the royalties then become Dejamus' =0D=0Aconcern. I accep=
t without question Mr. Feign's claims and apologize for =0D=0Astating other=
wise.=0D=0A=0D=0AJames=0D=0A=0D=0A>>> ajk@kaynou.de 02/09/06 10:31 AM >>>=
=0D=0AOn Mon, 23 Jan 2006 11:03:03 -0500 James L Wolf wrote here:=0D=0A=0D=
=0A> Sue and all,=0D=0A> I just want to point out that this recording has b=
een circulatingas a=0D=0A> free bootleg for a few years. I'd support buying=
it, and wouldbuy it, if=0D=0A> someone deserving were getting some proceed=
s from thesales.But since=0D=0A> this is Leo, that seems unlikely. Hell, th=
ey won'teven pay mechanicals=0D=0A> for the songs. Unless I'm wrong, I'd en=
couragefolks to prevent Leo from=0D=0A> making money they shouldn't get off=
ofthis and try to find someone with=0D=0A> a copy of the bootleg to make a=
copy for you.James=0D=0A=0D=0AThe above was read also by Hartmut Geerken, w=
ho then enquired with Leo=0D=0AFeigin of Leo Records and got the following =
response, which I duely submit=0D=0Ato the same audience of the STAURN mail=
ing list, here it is:=0D=0A=0D=0AFrom: "Leo Feigin" =0D=0ATo: =0D=0ASubject=
- from Leo Records=0D=0A=0D=0ADear Hartmut,=0D=0AHere is my short letter to= James Wolf and Saturn subscribers.=0D=0A=0D=0ATo James Wolf and Saturn sub= scribers=0D=0ADear James Wolf,=0D=0A=0D=0AA friend of mine e-mailed me your= letter to Sue and all of 01.02.2006,=0D=0Ain which you pour a lot of scorn= on Leo Records for not paying mechanicals=0D=0Afor Sun Ra songs. Being suc= h a great and respected scholar, I am sorry that=0D=0AI have to enlighten y= ou on the subject. It is impossible to release a CD in=0D=0AU.K. before one= pays mechanicals to MCPS. It is a criminal offence and no=0D=0Apressing pl= ant will ever press a CD if someone does not pay mechanicals.=0D=0AAll mech= anicals for Sun Ra's CD "What Planet Is This?" have been paid in=0D=0Afull = and I am prepared to forward you, or anyone else, MCPS invoices.=0D=0AThe r= oyalties have been collected by the company Dejamus Ltd, which is the=0D=0A= publisher of Sun Ra compositions in U.K. I have no idea who they are, and= =0D=0Ato be honest, this is none of my business. My business is to pay mone= y to=0D=0AMCPS which I do for every piece of music I produce.=0D=0A=0D=0AI = hope you will have the decency to put the record straight and apologize.=0D= =0A=0D=0AYours sincerely,=0D=0A=0D=0ALeo Feigin=0D=0A=0D=0A-- =0D=0A=0D=0A