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Title: Elderly harmonica player arrested for performing copyrighted songs at bar
Post by: reyfer on November 13, 2006, 04:54:09 PM
A 73-year-old bar manager who illegally performed copyrighted tunes by the Beatles and other artists on the harmonica was arrested Thursday on suspicion of violating the Copyright Law, police said.
 (http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20061109p2a00m0na018000c.html)
Title: Elderly harmonica player arrested for performing copyrighted songs at bar
Post by: shadowstar on November 13, 2006, 04:59:13 PM
'The hell?

I'm pretty damn sure people didn't start thinking "Oh is that an original song he made up himself?". It's The Beatles, for crying out loud! Pick a few random people off the street and they could probably hum a tune to one of their songs.

That's so stupid....
Title: Elderly harmonica player arrested for performing copyrighted songs at bar
Post by: reyfer on November 13, 2006, 05:08:05 PM
I wonder what would they do to karaoke bars? after all, you get a lot of people singing copyrighted songs each night, and I don't remember having permission from Bruce Springsteen to sing The River last time I went to a karaoke place... should I worry I will be arrested?
Title: Elderly harmonica player arrested for performing copyrighted songs at bar
Post by: ziggurat on November 13, 2006, 05:09:25 PM
^ true.

wtf are this people are thinking, Beatles already gone! And the dude who play the harmonica also already old, didn't you feel a pity to him? wth, corrupted policeman...
Title: Elderly harmonica player arrested for performing copyrighted songs at bar
Post by: aimaime on November 14, 2006, 03:59:36 PM
not really a problem of corrupted policemen.. more like greedy multi-billion corporations..
Title: Elderly harmonica player arrested for performing copyrighted songs at bar
Post by: fsw on November 14, 2006, 10:16:56 PM
Aren't some songs on Karaoke machines licensed? I've seen songs, which have the actual music video with the lyrics superimposed on top.

Not only that, the company behind the video/software clearly advertises itself on each track!
Title: Elderly harmonica player arrested for performing copyrighted songs at bar
Post by: john_hung on November 15, 2006, 05:11:51 AM
as someone who willingly and gladly engages in copyright infringement via sampling, this is ridiculous...the music business needs to check themselves...
Title: Elderly harmonica player arrested for performing copyrighted songs at bar
Post by: Masabi on November 15, 2006, 06:34:29 AM
That's really cruel.  It wasn't like he was meaning to steal the song or something.  Shouldn't they be coming after music stealers like us instead?
Title: Elderly harmonica player arrested for performing copyrighted songs at bar
Post by: boykun on November 15, 2006, 07:45:57 AM
That is fucking ridiculous.
Title: Elderly harmonica player arrested for performing copyrighted songs at bar
Post by: insyte on November 15, 2006, 10:33:29 AM
LOL I think this is too much, poor old guy
Title: Elderly harmonica player arrested for performing copyrighted songs at bar
Post by: 77777777 on November 18, 2006, 04:34:14 AM
i dont think its fair... hes not selling the song just performing them.
Title: Elderly harmonica player arrested for performing copyrighted songs at bar
Post by: jagoan on November 20, 2006, 09:19:05 AM
wat the hell, another ridiculous law which i never heard before. Then police should arrest all the bar performers lah, since they also sing a song created by others, or arrest the idols. Stupid police.