strathspey@strathspey.org:44948

e.ferguson

Re: MacNab Dances in diagrams

April 2, 2006, 12:05 p.m. (Message 44948, in reply to message 44947)

I am astonished that this can be an issue.  

This has been discussed before.  "Pilling" can (perhaps) claim copyright on 
the diagrams they have produced themselves, but surely not on the symbols ! 
In Germany, dance cribs are normally Pilling style diagrams, using the 
Pilling symbols and a few others.  Has Pilling ever raised objections?  
Publishing Angus' new MacNab diagrams would be no different.  And BTW, has 
Pilling received permission from the copyright holders of all the dances in 
their Wee Green Book?  

Does anyone understand what material interest can "Pilling" have in trying 
to copyright their symbols?  The more they are used, the more people will 
want to buy the WGB. 

What do the lawyers say?  

This "problem" only strengthens the case for putting the diagrams on the 
Web.