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Historic Bibliographies and Reference Aids
Copyright and Folksong
Compiled by: Joseph C. Hickerson and Katherine W.
Johnson Publication Date: October 27, 1978
Beall, Thomas E., Jr.
"Copying Music for Educational Purposes." Mugwumps, volume
5, number 6, August-October 1977, pp. 16-18.
Berk, Lee Eliot.
Legal Protection for the Creative Musician. Boston: Berklee Press
Publications, 1970. See esp. pp. 86-89.
Boos, Gregory D.
"The Wreck of the Old '97: A Study in Copyright Protection
for Lawyers, Folklorists and Songwriters." Seattle Folklore
Society Journal, volume 9, number 1, September 1977, pp. 3-18.
Brand, Oscar.
The Ballad Mongers: The Rise of the Modern Folk Song.
New York: Funk and Wagnall Co., 1962. "The Legal Tangle," pp.
201-215.
Bunch, John B.
"The Legal Considerations of Privacy, Property, Copyright,
and Unfair Practices in the Publication of Folklore Materials."
Folklore Forum, volume 6, number 4, October 1973, pp. 211-216.
Cohen, Norm.
"Robert W. Gordon and the Second Wreck of the Old '97." Journal
of American Folklore, volume 87, number 343, January-March
1974, pp. 12-38.
Coon, O. Wayne.
"Some Problems with Musical Public-Domain Materials under
United States Copyright Law as Illustrated Mainly by the Recent
Folk-Song
Revival." Copyright Law Symposium Number 19: Nathan
Burkan Memorial Competition Sponsored by the American Society
of Composers,
Authors and Publishers, New York: Columbia University Press,
1971, pp. 189-218.
Cooney, Michael.
"General Delivery." Sing Out!, volume 20, number
6, July-August 1971, pp. 29-38.
Eitman, Bill.
"Copyrights and Collectors." Sing Out!, volume
10, number 3, October-November 1960, pp. 20-22.
Goodling, Cynthia.
"Concerning Copyrights." Sing Out!, volume 11, number
1, February-March 1961, pp. 24-25.
Hunt, Harriet F.
"African Folklore: The Role of Copyright." African
Law Studies, number 1, June 1969, pp. 87-97.
International Folk Music Council.
Statement of Copyright in Folk Music Adopted by the General
Assembly of the International Folk Music Council, August
26th, 1957. London: International Folk Music Council, 1957.
Karpeles, Maud.
"Communication on Copyright." Western Folklore, volume
22, number 2, July 1963, pp. 187-189.
Klarman, Barbara Friedman.
"Copyright and Folk Music - A perplexing Problem." Bulletin
of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A., volume 12, number 5,
June 1965, pp. 277-292.
Legman, G.
"Who Owns Folklore?" Western Folklore, volume 21,
number 1, January 1962, pp. 1-12. Reprinted in G. Legman, The
Horn Book:
Studies in Erotic Folklore and Bibliography, New Hyde Park, N.Y.:
University Books, 1964, pp. 505-521; also see Come All Ye:
The Journal of the Vancouver Folk Song Society, volume 6, number
11, November 1977, pp. 168-181.
Lloyd, A.L.
"Who Owns What in Folk Song?" Sing Out!, volume
12, number 1, February-March 1962, pp. 41, 43.
Seeger, Charles.
"Who Owns Folklore? - A Rejoiner." Western Folklore,
volume 21, number 2, April 1962, pp. 93-101.
Seeger, Pete.
"The Copyright Hassle." Sing Out!, volume
13, number 5, December-January 1963-1964, pp. 41, 43, 45. Reprinted
with additions
in Pete Seeger, The Incompleat Folksinger, New York: Simon and
Schuster, 1972, pp. 448-453.
Silber, Irvin.
"Folk Songs and Copyrights." Sing Out!, volume 9,
number 4, February-March 1960, pp. 31-34, 36.
Spivacke, Harold.
"Copyright." Journal of American Folklore, volume 59,
number 234, October-December 1964, pp. 524-527.
Steele, Bill.
"Securing Copyright and Publishing Your Song for Fun and
Profit." Folknik,
volume 8, number 2, March-April 1972, pp. 7-8; number 3, May-June
1972, pp. 2-3. Addendum in number 5, September-October 1972,
p. 2. Reprinted in New York Pinewoods Folk Music Club Newsletter,
May 1972, pp. [7]-[8]; June 1972, pp. 5-6.
Stekert, Ellen J. et al.
"Folklore Archives: Ethics and Law." Folklore Forum,
volume 6, number 4, October 1973, pp. 197-210.
Wales, Tony.
"Copyright and the EFDSS." English and Dance Song,
volume 35, number 2, summer 1973, p. 79; number 3, Fall 1973,
pp. 117-118.
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