Important! BOC Lyric Copyrights and the WWW, FTP

[Rob Maerz]

hi there...I abhor being the messenger of such news...I recall this happened
to a fellow on the list that had a Hawkwind Site w/ lyrics on it...I have 2
messages from El Presidente Bolle Gregmar to share with you:

Subj:   Lyrics
Date:   96-02-06 05:51:55 EST
From:   TUBULAR 1
To:     ROBODUDE

Hey Robo,

Just got some disturbing news in regards to the Lyrics that you are posting
them on the WWW???
This is not an OK issue at all. There are many laws you are breaking by
posting them, but the main issue of course is the copyright problems I will
face from Warner Bros. seeing how stiff they are on such subjects.
If you are in deed posting them. Please remove them with the excuse that you
are not allowed to post copyright material without proper licensing (Which
runs somewhere around $200 per song I think...) Not sure, it all depends on
the individual owner of the written works.
Please get back to me on this and let me know the reality of the rumours I
heard....
BOLLE_!_?

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ok, now anyone that has visited the Underbelly knows that there aren't any
lyrics posted there...I may be violating copyrights of the articles I post
there, but hey - isn't it the same concept if I were to rip an article about
BOC out of a magazine and show it to my friends?  I'm not even making money
on the Web site, nor am I selling advertising space...

the site that has the lyrics is the BOC-L ftp site...I even asked if the
TABLATURE was in violation with copyrights and Bolle said it was...

read on:

Subj:   Re: Lyrics
Date:   96-02-07 07:22:57 EST
From:   TUBULAR 1
To:     ROBODUDE

The reality here is still very serious so the FTP printing has got to be
eliminated from the WWW pages. This is a serious law suit on our behalf as we
actually negotiated and payed for our rights to print up 500 copies of the
lyrics, but once we get onto TV or Computer world, we're in immediate danger
of severe law suits as being the Fan club that distributed these works....
Please help us out on what we can do on this subject.
Also, I actually need to talk to you, so please give me a call asap so we can
establish a more serious connection between the two of us...
BOLLE_!_?
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I will hopefully get in contact with Bolle this evening...so if anyone has
questions or comments I could bring those up...

my fear that if even the tablature isn't allowed to be posted to the ftp
sites, what about the OLGA at Nevada which has literally thousands of
tablature posted?  BOC tabs are posted there as well...

why are interpretations of BOC lyrics and tablature violations of copyright?

I would hate to see any of this removed from the Net, but I would hate more
for Bolle to be accountable for it...


ROBO