Author Topic: Elderly harmonica player arrested for performing copyrighted songs at bar (Read 1569 times)

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.

shadowstar · « **Reply #1 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....

reyfer · « **Reply #2 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?

ziggurat · « **Reply #3 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...

aimaime · « **Reply #4 on:** November 14, 2006, 03:59:36 PM »

not really a problem of corrupted policemen.. more like greedy multi-billion corporations..

fsw · « **Reply #5 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!

john_hung · « **Reply #6 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...

Masabi · « **Reply #7 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?

boykun · « **Reply #8 on:** November 15, 2006, 07:45:57 AM »

That is fucking ridiculous.

insyte · « **Reply #9 on:** November 15, 2006, 10:33:29 AM »

LOL I think this is too much, poor old guy

77777777 · « **Reply #10 on:** November 18, 2006, 04:34:14 AM »

i dont think its fair... hes not selling the song just performing them.

jagoan · « **Reply #11 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.