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Old June 20th 04, 05:26 PM
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Wait, I thought all US Government productions were available for public =
use?


For printed use, this is true with one big boobytrap. They also get to =
use any copyrighted material for the government job, BUT, the original =
copyright carries through. In this case, assuming the same rules, AFTRA =
could run a Glenn Miller song without payment, anyone rebroadcasting =
would have to have a license from Glenn Miller Inc. for the song and no =
license for the DJ patter around the song.
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