Mellotronists

You are 100% exactly right!!!

The spanish guitar also appears in some live King Crimson performances.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: stevetebble <stevetebble@...>
To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 3:08 PM
Subject: [Mellotronists] Re: Copyright


> Hello all
> Surely you couldn't possibly be sued if you used the spanish guitar 
> riff from Bungalow Bill because the Beatles didn't write that part of 
> the song!  Okay, if you got a copy of the White Album and sampled the 
> sound off that I suppose you could then be sued by EMI as the CD (or 
> vinyl etc) is their recording and therefore their copyright.
> But as regards other Mellotron sounds, if you buy a Mellotron (or 
> otherwise pay to use it, for example by hiring one or using one 
> belonging to a studio) then you have the right to use those sounds as 
> you see fit.  Don't you?
> It's no different, surely, from using a factory preset on a DX-7?  
> Remember that shakuhachi sample form Slegehammer that showed up 
> everywhere in the 80's?  I don't remember Peter Gabriel suing anyone!
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> Regards,
> Steve.
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