David Drinkell Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Elspeth and I sang in a concert last night with the University of New Brunswick Chorale - they needed a few extra voices to pad them out a bit. One of the items was a setting of the Lord's Prayer by a composer who had come to live here in Fredericton after the last war, having been a refugee. At the top of the copies, it said "Text: Unknown". Slightly odd, if you think about it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Robinson Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Elspeth and I sang in a concert last night with the University of New Brunswick Chorale - they needed a few extra voices to pad them out a bit. One of the items was a setting of the Lord's Prayer by a composer who had come to live here in Fredericton after the last war, having been a refugee. At the top of the copies, it said "Text: Unknown". Slightly odd, if you think about it.... Oh, I thought that was a certain Jesus of Nazareth, if memory serves. Perhaps God doesn't count when it comes to composing texts, and I'm sure that he wouldn't contest anyone trying to ignore his copyright! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbarber49 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Well, copyright expires 70 years after the year of death. So that could be the next difficult debate for the Supreme Court judges! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vox Humana Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 For the aetheist it's all poppycock and the (long-expired) copyright lies with some anonymous, pre-historic yarn-spinner. From that point of view, the attribution is perfectly reasonable - but of course you knew that really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innate Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 The 1662 Book of Common Prayer and the KJV are Crown Copyright in the UK in perpetuity, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vox Humana Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 So they are. Mea culpa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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