Maple Leaf Rag in Postscript Available
By G. L. Sicherman, forwarded by Terry Smythe
Jody,
Here's a little more about copyrights that you may wish to consider adding to your very much appreciated daily digest. The only reason I'm offering this is this fellow's offer. Might be of interest.
Regards,
Terry
smythe@mbnet.mb.ca
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From: gls@hrcms.att.com To: ALL Orig: MBNET
Subj: Re: Copyright madness Area: rec.music.ragtime Date: 08/14/95
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In <Homzy-1208951200460001@fp-music-200-249.concordia.ca>, Homzy wrote:
>
> From: Andrew Stiller <kallisti@pacs.pha.pa.us>
> Subject: Copyright Madness! (long)
>
> The following article appeared in ~The Washington Post~ in mid-July.
> U.S. readers who agree with its viewpoint are strongly urged to contact
> their legislators.
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> COPYRIGHTED FROM NOW TILL PRACTICALLY FOREVER
>
> By Stephen R. Barnett and Dennis S. Karjala
Maybe an exponentially declining schedule of royalties is in order? Indeed, very old copyrighted software deserves penalties rather than royalties, just for squatting in the path of progress....
Anyway, you can still act now before the copyright of the Maple Leaf Rag is restored. Write me at gls@hrcms.att.com for a free PostScript version. I've preserved the backward note clusters and most other peculiarities of the original. I'll hack up a modern edition if there's any demand for it ... maybe spread out over 4 pages instead of being squeezed onto 3.
And thanks to Daniel Taupin for inventing MusicTeX!
-:-
"It's the New Mother Nature taking over;
It's the new Splendid Lady come to call."
--Burton Cummings --
Col. G. L. Sicherman
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