Re: Defining 4 \breve time in Carmina Burana

[Simon Albrecht]

On 06.09.2018 10:49, David Kastrup wrote:
> > In fact, a few years ago, a guy engraved the very same piece and put
> > it up on the net, and got a notice from the copyright holder asking
> > merely to take it down.
> That's the nice way of dealing with that situation.  A Cease&Desist
> notice with lawyer fees attached is the neutral way.  Suing for
> statutory and/or estimated damages (based on download numbers, possibly
> estimated) is the non-nice way.

Which reminds me that this very piece, namely the opening chorus ‘O 
Fortuna’, is said to form a major/considerable portion of Schott’s 
revenue, and that they have been keen to squeeze that out: It is told 
that, when Michael Jackson used it in a concert tour without permission, 
they waited till the concert tour was over and then sued, thus 
maximising the amount they got.

Best, Simon