12 Apr
2010
12 Apr
'10
6:56 a.m.
Its an individuals choice. I see my dances, some published some not as
"folk" to be shared and changed as needed. We are part of that chain. I
choose to pass it along for otherwise it has no real worth.
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 4:17 PM, William Watson <
williamcallscontras(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 12:20 PM, Jeff Kaufman
<jeff(a)alum.swarthmore.edu>
wrote:
One source that gives a sense of what's out
there is Michael Dyck's
Contradance Index. [1] It has publication info, dance title,
authorship, and formation for every dance I've ever tried to look up.
[1] http://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/index/
This raises a question about the contents of an on-line database of
contra dance sequences: should it contain sequences AS PUBLISHED, or
also include variations of those dances? Who would own the copyright
of a derived dance, and be in a position to authorize viewing of the
sequence, if the original author does not allow it?
Of course, the other interesting aspect of copyright is simultaneous
invention of a sequence by different people.
Besides the technical matter of writing the software, policy and
social issues seem pretty significant.
Regards,
William
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