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From: mather@uicsl.UUCP
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Subject: Re: can I make these copies legally? - (nf)
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Date: Mon, 26-Mar-84 22:58:08 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 26 22:58:08 1984
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uicsl!mather    Mar 26 09:43:00 1984


In answer to the recording of music from records and radio programs,
I have distilled some of the recent Supreme Court decisions to the level
of those not well versed in the law.


> 1) Record my own music and play it at a party.

This is legal if you announce (when each song/piece begins):
	a) the name of the artist
	b) the name of the arranger
	c) the name of the recording company
	d) what the lyrics are when it is played backwards

> 2) Record records from friends to be played at the same party.

This is legal if you:
	a) have known the friend for over 2 years
	b) return the album in good condition
	c) announce (see 1 above) who the friend is (was)
	d) agree to have lunch with the friend at your expense

> 3) Record radio programs to be played at this same party.

This is legal if you:
	a) know at least 1 person at the radio station
	b) use a high grade recording tape ($4.00/tape and up)
	c) invite at least 30 people to the party
	d) publicly denounce TV as a valid music medium


In general, these interpretations are not obvious from a casual perusal
of the formal copyright laws. I, of course, perused them in a tuxedo.

				Bruce C. Mather
				...uiucdcs!uicsl!mather