Month: March 2009

Concert tonight

Byartsyhonker March 20, 2009 0 Comments
I've put together a small choir to explore the legal and ethical issues involved in copyright and publishing of sheet music, and raise awareness of the resources currently available for accessing works in the public domain. We've rehearsed for the last few weeks and tonight we'll be putting on a concert of some of the repertoire we looked at. Songs of Freedoma choral exploration of law and...

London Alternative Copyright Choir

Byartsyhonker March 14, 2009 0 Comments
Traditional copyright exists in order to protect the rights of creators. The idea is that if they know their work will be protected and they can profit from it, there will be an incentive for them to create new works. This in turn means that consumers or audiences have a wide range of works to choose from. We all benefit from the cultural richness of a diverse range of artists creating a large...