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[Ted O. Jackson]

> In fact I think this argument is fallacious (prostitution exists despite
> most people doing it for free :-). Seriously though if I take the time to
> learn *Hurry on Sundown* then go and play it in a pub without paying
> royalties I'm clearly breaking the law. If I *publish* the tab the same

Don't know the setup in  the UK, but here, bars pay licensing fees to
BMI and ASCAP, the two bodies who govern music publication in the US.
 I have no idea how they keep track of it, but it basically lets
local cover bands off the hook.  So when I play live music that I
figured out, I'm not breaking any law.  Publishing such arrangements
is  another matter.

> As for swearing on the 'net.... despite what U.S. politicians believe,
> the 'net is bigger than America and if they go on being stupid, insular
> and backwards looking the rest of us will just have to route around you.
> Maybe you could elect that idiot Buchannan (sp ?) then as the rest of
> us go into the 21st Century the U.S. could go backwards into the 13th....
>
>
> Chris
In some ways, it'd be good if we elected an asshle like Buchanan.
Maybe after we realized what a mistake it was, it would help people
trun their backs on conservatism
theo