cgeiger@ut-ngp.UTEXAS (charles s. geiger) (07/05/85)
I once wrote them (MPR) a letter, asking for a transcript of a piece that dear ol' Garrison gave about "his" high school basketball team. I was sent back a terse reply about how The Great One didn't want his stuff given out; he was very touchy about this. Instead, they sent me a transcript (which had apparently already been in an article in some magazine), which had absolutely nothing to do with what I wanted. Of course, you can always BUY their records and books, and hope that what you're looking for is in there! GRRRRR!
dahlback@uiucdcs.Uiuc.ARPA (07/15/85)
Well, they're not that bad. A couple of years ago I wanted a copy of the poem "The Finn Who Would Not Sauna" to read to my parents on their 30th wedding anniversary (they are from Northern Michigan and my father's name is Toivo), and someone in their office xeroxed a copy for me. I made a point of mentioning, in my request, that I realized that the material was copyrighted and asked who I would talk to about getting permission to use it. True, they want us to buy their versions of these products. On the other hand, Minnesota Public Radio is (still) a nonprofit organization, and in any case the material does belong to them. If you'd written it, you'd feel the same way. It's already ridiculously easy to pirate the material; all you need is a tape recorder.
ark@alice.UUCP (Andrew Koenig) (07/16/85)
> True, they want us to buy their versions of these products. On the other > hand, Minnesota Public Radio is (still) a nonprofit organization, and > in any case the material does belong to them. If you'd written it, you'd > feel the same way. It's already ridiculously easy to pirate the material; > all you need is a tape recorder. Yes, I would feel that way. Being a "public" radio station, they are allowed to use other peoples' copyrighted material without the authors' permission. My source: a friend who says that a composer friend of his had his music appropriated for a WNET-TV program without his permission or any royalty payments.
dahlback@uiucdcs.Uiuc.ARPA (07/17/85)
I assume, by the way, that Minnesota Public Radio has some copyright contract with Garrison Keillor that gives them the right to grant permission. Perhaps they don't, in which case one would be better off writing to Garrison Keillor c/o Minnesota Public Radio in requesting permission.