case study: breach of copyright, 'Are'are music owned by Hugo Zemp
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Sean Linton
Dec 13, 2011, 12:16:52 AM12/13/11
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There is a 2009 report by Terri Jenke a Lawyer in Sydney who was commissioned by Elise Huffer of the SPC to write about the copyright of festival materials for the 2012 festival.
For the record, anyone interested in the deep forest case it appears according to Professor Stephen Feld that Hugo Zemp is the owner of the 'Are'are recordings involved in the copyright breach.
S Feld, ‘A sweet lullaby for world music’, Public Culture, vol. 12, no. 1, 2000, pp. 145—71.
Jenke reports conclusivly on Tabureguci, D ‘The Pacific’s stolen identity’(Island Sun, 25 September 2008, p. 6.) that no compensation found its way back to Malaita.
Jenke then highlights Anthony Copping's Siva Pacifica project as being more culturally respectul than the previous example.
Jenke writes of the Siva Pacifica project that because all performers are Pacific Islanders and the album is recorded in the South Pacific. "A portion of proceeds from this record will assist in setting up a Music Foundation in the South Pacific."
Jenke claims Copping's strategy is more fair, but relies on evidence in the future tense (eg. "proceeds from this record will assist . . ." ). Why is there any need in 2009 to quote the intentions of an album recorded in 1997 (or was it 2004?) by Copping and Siva Pacifica. Can we do any better than this, is anyone citing any proof that Copping's intent did establish the Music Foundation spoken of. . . ?
"In contrast, the Siva Pacifica album (2004) was mentioned as a more culturally respectful project which involved performers, Pascal Ormitaimae and other Solomon Islanders. This was considered to be a more equitable approach than the Deep Forest example.
By way of background, Anthony Copping arranged and composed an album called Siva Pacifica in 1997. There are 14 songs from the South Pacific region. The performers that were involved with the album came from 5 countries; Solomon Islands, Cook Islands, Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii. Inside the cover it says:
All performers are Pacific Islanders. Recorded in the South Pacific. A portion of proceeds from this record will assist in setting up a Music Foundation in the South Pacific." Jenke 2009
For the record, anyone interested in the deep forest case it appears according to Professor Stephen Feld that Hugo Zemp is the owner of the 'Are'are recordings involved in the copyright breach.
S Feld, ‘A sweet lullaby for world music’, Public Culture, vol. 12, no. 1, 2000, pp. 145—71.
Jenke reports conclusivly on Tabureguci, D ‘The Pacific’s stolen identity’(Island Sun, 25 September 2008, p. 6.) that no compensation found its way back to Malaita.
Jenke then highlights Anthony Copping's Siva Pacifica project as being more culturally respectul than the previous example.
Jenke writes of the Siva Pacifica project that because all performers are Pacific Islanders and the album is recorded in the South Pacific. "A portion of proceeds from this record will assist in setting up a Music Foundation in the South Pacific."
Jenke claims Copping's strategy is more fair, but relies on evidence in the future tense (eg. "proceeds from this record will assist . . ." ). Why is there any need in 2009 to quote the intentions of an album recorded in 1997 (or was it 2004?) by Copping and Siva Pacifica. Can we do any better than this, is anyone citing any proof that Copping's intent did establish the Music Foundation spoken of. . . ?
"In contrast, the Siva Pacifica album (2004) was mentioned as a more culturally respectful project which involved performers, Pascal Ormitaimae and other Solomon Islanders. This was considered to be a more equitable approach than the Deep Forest example.
By way of background, Anthony Copping arranged and composed an album called Siva Pacifica in 1997. There are 14 songs from the South Pacific region. The performers that were involved with the album came from 5 countries; Solomon Islands, Cook Islands, Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii. Inside the cover it says:
All performers are Pacific Islanders. Recorded in the South Pacific. A portion of proceeds from this record will assist in setting up a Music Foundation in the South Pacific." Jenke 2009
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