Ah Gidday Jeff!
Thursday April 09 1998 20:25, Jeff Edmonson wrote to Moderator:
 JE> What's the deal with midi songs?  A cover is a cover is a cover, right?
yup (as long as it is out of time on its copyright)
 JE> If a band goes in a beer-joint and sings "Peaceful Easy Feeling", do
 JE> they
 JE> owe money to The Eagles?
If they are getting payed for it. That is if it is still covered by copyright 
after all this time.
 JE> If a person sits down and performs a cover and/or converts a song
 JE> into
 JE> Midi format, is it still theivery?
Only if it is still under copyright
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