COPYRIGHT DISPUTE.
airs in musical play. (United Press Association— Copyright.) LONDON, May 31. Sir Landon Ronald, the composer, was one of the witnesses in a law suit in which the owners of the copyright of “Madame Butterfly” are contending that the airs from that opera form the basis of items in “Silver Wings, a musical play now being performed m London. '■The defence denies the allegation and says that the fundamental air of one of the songs complained of was taken from a Sankey-Moody hymn tune. . ~ Sir Landon Ronald, giving evidence for the defence, said that there was no similarity between the opera and the musical play excerpts, but he positively refused to hum the SankeyMoody hymn tune unless the Judge ordered him to do so. Questioned with reference to the practice of taking melodies from great composers and incorporating them m dance tunes he said: “I think it is scandalous. Nobody is more bitter about it than I.” He added that he never listened to modern dance music if ho could possibly avoid it.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 50, Issue 196, 2 June 1930, Page 5
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