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rendesvous1840
Ha`aha`a
USA
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 Posted - 03/15/2010 : 5:17:05 PM
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"Out of print" and "Copywrite Expired" are not the same thing. Check with a lawyer before you start selling reprints of the book. You might check with the publisher to see if they have plans to reissue it, or if they still have the rights.
Unko Paul |
"A master banjo player isn't the person who can pick the most notes.It's the person who can touch the most hearts." Patrick Costello |
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cpatch
Ahonui
USA
2187 Posts |
Posted - 03/19/2010 : 06:17:31 AM
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Originally posted by Tetapu
if something is "out of print", then it can legally be copied, isnt that right?
Not unless it was published without a copyright notice, in which case it's in the public domain. Otherwise it's still protected by law for 85 years after the publication date if it was published before 1977 or 70 years after the death of the author if it was published after 1977.
In this particular case, the book was published in 1980 and the copyright is registered to Margaret V. Williams-Tufft (owner of Tradewinds Recordings, the publisher). The current owner of the copyright remains a mystery but has been discussed here before:
http://www.taropatch.net/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=2000 |
Craig
My goal is to be able to play as well as people think I can. |
Edited by - cpatch on 03/19/2010 06:36:58 AM |
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kihoaluatl
Akahai
USA
57 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2011 : 6:31:10 PM
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If anyone is interested there is a copy that is up for bid on ebay.
Item number: 280666123815
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12toneman
Akahai
USA
97 Posts |
Posted - 06/29/2017 : 06:18:43 AM
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any recommendations on where to pick up a Red Book at a reasonable price? (Only one I can find has a $75 asking price).
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Claudia
Lokahi
USA
152 Posts |
Posted - 06/30/2017 : 01:54:43 AM
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| Set an alert for yourself on Ebay. Every time the Red Book comes on, you will get a notice and the price will vary. I bought mine in 2006 and I paid $50 for it - worth so much more. IMHO you should jump on it before the price sails past $100. Guarantee that it will. So many things related to slack key go out-of-print - I try to grab things as I come across them and have zero regrets. |
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Earl
`Olu`olu
USA
523 Posts |
Posted - 06/30/2017 : 04:51:27 AM
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Ditto everything that Claudia said. They don't come up very often, and command high prices. I have one, but it isn't for sale. If it -
or anything else in my slack key library ever does -- I will announce it here. |
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Haolenuke
Lokahi
USA
117 Posts |
Posted - 09/05/2019 : 3:19:17 PM
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| A copy of The Slack Key Intruction Book is for sale at Amazon for $949.82 as of 9/5/2019, |
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Kapila Kane
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 09/07/2019 : 5:03:51 PM
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That's too much. Absurd...Wait, or as the old slack key song says, "you better shop around!"
I paid about $50 on eBay.., maybe in 2010...and felt,
"oh what the Pele".
But $900...Go to Pele, do not pass go, do not collect $200. Aloha? Pirates don't practice real aloha. |
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Leonard Kwan: Slack Key Instruction Book
