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  1. Justadad

    Happy Easter

    As a non-organist, my thanks to all (Assistant) Organists and Directors of Music for the wonderful work you have done over the last week and, of course, the rest of the year; and especially to Wolsey for all he does. J
  2. The Rt. Rev. Dr. David Stancliffe, retired Bishop of Salisbury, interviewed on the subject of Music and Liturgy. (Slightly off organ-topic but I enjoyed listening to it.) http://www.gracecathedral.org/cathedral-life/worship/listen/detail.php?fid=165 Best wishes J
  3. M4A is an Apple format and will play on Apple products but not necessarily on other digital audio players. I guess that the Apple format is a bit more efficient than MP3, hence the expansion on conversion. Either that, or it may be that in converting the files you've changed the detail/quality from, say 64 kbps to 128 kbps, which would also result in larger files sizes. http://techtips.salon.com/convert-m4a-mp3-itunes-mac-10959.html refers.
  4. A few days ago I posted a clip of the Prelude and Fugue in B major by Dupré which Justason had played after a choral Eucharist. Pretty much instantly I got copyright infringement claims from GoDigital MG For a Third Party and One or more music publishing rights collecting societies. I disputed the claims on the basis that the music was performed in a church service, from a legitimately purchased score, by my son; that it was recorded and put into the public domain by the Cathedral, and that I had made the video. Sometimes the infringement claims are released immediately upon appeal (automatically on the basis, I assume, that the claimants know they are trying it on and climb down at the first sign of a challenge). Sometimes there is no automatic climb-down and you are told that the claimants have until a certain date to respond. This seems to vary from one to three months. In the past I have only had three-month reviews and in each case the time has expired and the claim lapsed. (I assume these people are also trying it on and the claims simply lapse in due course.) The claims of GoDigital and the other societies were due to be reviewed by September 12th (one month after my publishing the video on YouTube). I got notification on 16th August saying: GoDigital MG For a Third Party Claim released. One or more music publishing rights collecting societies Claim released. As this wasn't an automated, instant response and not did it come at the end of the review period, I wonder if this one hasn't actually been considered on its merits. It seems to me that, at least as far as YouTube is concerned, there's no problem with posting recordings of performances given in church services; even if the music itself is still in copyright. You may get a claim and have to dispute it, but the dispute takes a couple of minutes and, in my experience, always succeeds. Best wishes Justadad
  5. Just to say that the 23rd July came and went without Harry Fox or his agency doing anything, and the infringement notice has been removed. Despite the learned arguments above I suspect the whole thing has precious little merit and is just an exercise in misplaced harassment. Best wishes J
  6. Hi Gary That's very helpful. The Jongen arrangement was performed in the USA. There, copyright law states ... § 110 . Limitations on exclusive rights: Exemption of certain performances and displays43 Notwithstanding the provisions of section 106, the following are not infringements of copyright: ... (3) performance of a nondramatic literary or musical work or of a dramatico-musical work of a religious nature, or display of a work, in the course of services at a place of worship or other religious assembly; http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#110 As it is a 'nondramatic' musical work and was performed in the course of a service at a place of worship, am I wrong in thinking that the performance, at least, did not infringe copyright? Best wishes J
  7. I remember the issue of wedding fees being debated here several times. I think I remember reading that there used to be a sort of rule of thumb that there should be a 50% premium for audio recordings and 100% for video, but that the proliferation of video recording devices (even in mobile phones) meant it was best to assume that the service would be videoed and to charge accordingly. I think that was to 'buy' the performance rights. I don't recall any reference to editors' copyright. Are we really saying, now, that wedding parties should be discouraged from recording the happy day (or, at least, 'disseminating' it) lest they infringe an editor's copyright? It seems a bit daft to me. Does anyone here issue such warnings or play in services where such warnings are given? Best wishes J
  8. In any case, I suspect the entities which slap these infringement notices on have nothing to do with the composer, the editor, the publisher or anyone else involved in the origination or performance of the music. What does the Harry Fox Agency Inc (the only claim that hasn't been withdrawn immediately when contested) have to do with Jongen? Is Harry Virgil's brother, I wonder, because there are plenty of clips of Virgil playing it on YouTube, and he's playing pretty much what Jongen wrote and had published; not a rearrangement for organ, brass and percussion. Best wishes J
  9. The Hyperion case was a commercial recording. Do the same rules apply to non-commercial, 'family-shares'? Best wishes J
  10. Hi Tony How does that work? If the performer has bought the music legitimately presumably they have every right to perform it. If I record, with the permission of the performer, something I hear being played how do I know what rights the arranger or editor may have or, indeed, who they are? Surely (and of course I may be wrong here) their copyright lies in the score which is why it has to be purchased. I do not see how they or, indeed, the composer can claim copyright in the performance, or in any recording I make of it, especially as I am not selling anything or granting licences to anyone else to sell anything - even if they are still alive. I suspect sheet music sales would plummet if it all came with a warning that you aren't allowed to perform or record it. Best wishes J
  11. I have a YouTube channel to which I add bits and pieces from Justason every now and then to share with other family members. Recently, whenever I've added something to the channel YouTube has written to me saying that some or several parties claim that I am infringing their copyright. This did not stop the clip from being played but, it seemed, gave YouTube the right to stick a commercial on the front of it. When this happened a few months ago it took me quite a while to figure out who was claiming the copyright infringement and even longer to find out how to contact them so that I could tell them they were wrong. They never replied. Nowadays you get a link in the channel manager allowing you to dispute the claim (albeit with a warning that frivolous disputes might lead to suspension of the channel). For Easter, Lawrence arranged the toccata from the Jongen Symphonie Concertante for organ and brass. I put it on YouTube and The Harry Fox Agency Inc immediately claimed I had infringed their copyright. I appealed on the grounds that the organ score had been bought legitimately, the arrangement was by my son, the recording (made by Grace Cathedral) was in the public domain, and that there was no commercial transaction. The Harry Fox Agency inc has until 23rd July to contest the appeal. I don't suppose they will. Last Thursday, Lawrence played the Dorian toccata and fugue before and after evensong. Justamum and I enjoyed it, so I put in on the YouTube channel accompanied by four photos I took when we went to visit Lawrence in May. No sooner had I posted the clip but someone (I don't know who) claimed I had infringed their copyright. I appealed pointing out that the music was by Bach, my son was the performer, the recording was in the public domain and the photos and film were made by me. The infringement notice was withdrawn as soon as I appealed. I suspect therefore that both the original complaint and its withdrawal were automated processes which had nothing to do with either law or sense. But I might be wrong. Can anyone tell me what the actual position is if the music has been bought legitimately, it's played in a service, the Cathedral puts the recording on its website, free of charge, and neither my son nor the Cathedral object to me putting the clip on YouTube? Best wishes Justadad
  12. Justamum and I have just been to visit Justason in San Francisco (where he's the organist at Grace Cathedral) for the first time, and I eventually managed to persuade him to let me video him playing something. The something is Howells' Rhapsody No. 3 in C# minor. The organ spec is here; http://www.gracecathedral.org/file/OrganBrochure.pdf Best wishes Justadad
  13. Justason played the toccata from Jongen's Symphonie Concertante, arranged for organ, brass and percussion.
  14. Would it be possible to remove the personal profile stuff from the left column? It's OK for people to view that stuff if they want to go and look for it, but it's not necessary to put it in their face *and* make the boxes so big as a consequence. J
  15. If you want brief messages, Colin, I recommend Twitter. I hope the long messages here continue as they are invaluable to people like me who know relatively little about pipe organs but, for one reason or another, have a keen interest in them. J
  16. I'd vote for Berlioz' The Shepherds' Farewell, but it doesn't appear in last year's top thirty. J
  17. That's very kind. Justason was involved from the beginning of the webcasts until July this year, but has now moved on. (He loved the GDB). J
  18. http://www.organstops.org/_sounds/CulverAc...en1thenboth.mp3
  19. http://www.organstops.org/_sounds/CulverAc...sterns1and2.mp3
  20. The visa has been granted, the flight is booked, and Justason (Lawrence) flies out next Friday, 14th October, to take up his appointment at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. http://www.gracecathedral.org/cathedral-li...tail.php?nid=76
  21. Wouldn't the organist account for the refund too, and thus negate the tax issue? (Not that I have any expertise in such matters.) J
  22. Hatchlands Park, East Clandon, Surrey, houses a private collection of interesting and historic keyboards, but the organ is owned by the National Trust. http://www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi...ec_index=N13737 J
  23. Lawrence says "Thanks very much, Sean."
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