[microsound] re:[microsound] 'snow white' [was: sampling issues / motivations...]

[ndkent <ndkent@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> disney didn't need to ask the brothers grimm for 'snow white'.
-I wonder if 'snow white' was asked anyway.
 Forced more likely..

Well Disney asked and gave Stravinsky a check for $6000 to get his 
blessing to use his composition  "Rite of Spring" in his 1939 movie 
"Fantasia" with the clear statement to Stravinsky's publishers that 
Disney understood the piece to be free of copyright and that they would 
use it regardless. Stravinsky was reportedly not at all and never was 
pleased Disney turned his tale of ancient Russia into a tale of 
rampaging dinosaurs. I believe Stravinsky's publishers within a few 
years submitted a sound alike but revised notation score for for U.S. 
copyright.

Throughout the 90s Stravinsky's publishers argued that the home video 
release of "Fantasia" was a new format release was not covered by the 
original agreement. The publishers lost and I believe Disney has had 
numerous variations stemming from the home video medium not being 
sufficiently different from theatrical showings to require a contract 
re-negotiation.

There's quite a bit on the web - just search on Disney, Stravinsky, 
copyright


nicholas d. kent
http://www.artskool.biz/jem/ndkent/


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