Leo Bowers

Cool, Leo! I just really appreciate your advice and opinions. Thank you very much for your help-Beth

Love your style. Tracks sound great~ Matt

hi leo
thanks for the comment. sorry its taken me ages to get back to you.
lets get on is sounding pretty damn funky. lovin your work!

I pray people read and comprehend what fair use is and the facts of what constitutes "INFRINGEMENT" as set down by the copyright office in contrast to "Newton Bach’s" perspective of what's really going on! I won't try to interpret things to you in my own words I'll let you interpret for yourself.________________________________________________________________
§ 107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use40
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include —
(1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
(2) the nature of the copyrighted work;
(3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
(4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.
§ 108. Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction by libraries and archives41
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this title and notwithstanding the provisions of section 106, it is not an infringement of copyright for a library or archives, or any of its employees acting within the scope of their employment, to reproduce no more than one copy or phonorecord of a work, except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), or to distribute such copy or phonorecord, under the conditions specified by this section, if —
(1) the reproduction or distribution is made without any purpose of direct or indirect commercial advantage;
(2) the collections of the library or archives are (i) open to the public, or (ii) available not only to researchers affiliated with the library or archives or with the institution of which it is a part, but also to other persons doing research in a specialized field; ________________________________________________________________________I have not added to or taken away from the mandates of the copyright office notices. You too can go to: http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html#wci In fact I recommend it!

My track will be on the session’s section of my Indaba account on Monday morning August the 4th. Until people have had the opportunity to make a relative comparison Mr. Back’s music track will stay available to the public for reference as evidentiary! I will remove his track when I am satisfied that my readers get the scope of the dilemma and learn (Educate themselves) on the facts of my involvement and that of others. When you are accepted on a session on a website the site itself is its own organization and the acceptance into the session is an informal consideration unless otherwise contracted. If you are given permission to add your performance to a session for the owner’s consideration the session owner can say yes or no to participating in what you have to offer! But notwithstanding if the fact that you participated is embodied in the form of the actual participation effort and as long as it is represented as such and does not violate the limitations of “FAIR USE” as proscribed by the Library of Congress Copyright Laws THERE IS NO LEGAL VIOLATION BECAUSE YOU DON’T STEP OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF FAIR USE. Telling your story is your right and guarded under the Constitution of the United States. Profiting from the work of others without their express permission speaks for itself. However if someone should even give you verbal permission it is wise to get it in writing and in the form of a contractual agreement before proceeding in any venture resulting in sales or for profit. You never know how someone may flip!
When dealing with musician’s sessions I suggest protecting yourself with documented evidence, the evidence that you added what you added to a session can only be proven when it is embodied in the actual performance of the session. Should an inquiry ever take place you need to be prepared with facts.
Evidentiary documentation may be posted for review and you have that right under sections (1), (2), (3) and (4) of § 107 You may also make personal copies for non-commercial use under section (1) and (2) of § 108.
Anyone coming into a session with me has the right to take the performance with their contribution as a whole to post for Education, Criticism, Feedback, News, or comments etc… without fear of reprisal because when I let you add to my work I open the door for you to use it under the terms of FAIR USE. Otherwise this site could not exist and would not! The fact that Mr. Bach is given his props for the session track along with the mention of Ivo, (Stardjazz) on the violin and that his session is portrayed as it actually appeared, is overlooked in contrast to MR. BACH’S STATEMENT THAT I AM USING THE TRACK AS MY OWN. That remark isn’t even worth addressing, neither are his motives. If you can’t judge a book by its cover, you can’t judge a man by his picture, or seeming mannerisms while running with his gander! Just read and research! Make your own decisions! That’s what the Courts would do!

"One Dream" is one of the most beautiful and sophisticated songs I've heard (on the radio, independent or otherwise). It is reminiscent of Stevie Wonder, but original enough to be distinguished as inspiring and new.

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