Music Trade Review
Issue: 1924 Vol. 78 N. 18 - Page 51
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
MAY 3, 1924
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wind t]te /"ain
,
It'? botmd to clear
O
up a- fain, For
Frank Smith Appointed
Hearst Representative
of the society, informed the membership of the
National Press Club that another "party" along
the lines of the one staged prior to the Senate
hearings would again be staged at the club on
Will Cover Territory Between Winnipeg and
the night preceding the hearing.
Pacific Coast, With Headquarters in Arts and
Crafts Building, Vancouver
Suit Brought to
Prevent Broadcasting
General Electric Co. Sued by Jerome H. Remick
& Co. to Prevent Broadcasting of Copyrighted
Numbers
A. V. Broadhurst Visits
American Enoch Offices
Frank Smith, late of the Frank Smith Music
Co. and the Weaver Music Co., of Vancouver,
Chief Executive of Music Publishers' Associa- B. C , who is well known to the music trade,
tion in England Gratified at Progress Made lias been appointed Western representative for
Hearst Music Publishers, of Canada, Ltd., with
by American Branch
offices in the Arts and Crafts Building, Van-
A. V. Broadhurst, managing director of Enoch couver.
Mr. Smith will shortly make a personal call
& Sons, the well-known English music publish-
ing house, has been a recent visitor at the Amer- on all his old friends in the trade, between
ican offices of his company. Mr. Broadhurst is Winnipeg and the Coast. He will carry the
also chief executive of the Music Publishers' famous Hearst catalog of latest popular num-
Association of England. While here he will bers, also the well-known standard sellers, and
also visit Canada, where he has been invited in addition the Gibraltar of the Song World—
for a series of conferences with the legislators the Witmark Black & White series of standard
of that country interested in arranging a new ballads.
copyright act. Naturally, the English music
publishing bodies are vitally interested in Cana-
dian laws which greatly affect their publications.
In a chat with a representative of this de-
CANTON, O., April 26.—Will radio force the re-
partment, Mr. Broadhurst stated that he was turn of 10-cent music via the 5-and-lO-cent
particularly gratified at the progress made by stores? This question has been the chief topic
his American organization. Enoch & Sons' of discussion among Canton music dealers, who
songs, particularly its ballads, are being widely say the issue is one of the most important be-
programmed and the result is that the sales of fore the industry to-day. That's one discussion
its publications are steadily mounting.
in view of the fact broadcasting can create a
demand for a song with little effort. It is
argued that its quick turnover on the 10-cent
counters would be quite worth while. The radio
Irving Berlin, Inc., has released a new pub- plug "kills" a song just as it becomes popular,
lication entitled "Driftwood." Both the band but in the interim the demand could be taken
advantage of advantageously to put the song in
and orchestra and professional departments of
the company have picked this new issue as one the hit class.
of the most active numbers of the Spring sea-
son. For that reason the sales and exploitation
departments have inaugurated a campaign on
the number and every effort is being made to
The new novelty song, "Bringin' Home the
accelerate the initial sales orders arriving at
Bacon," recently accepted for publication by
Berlin headquarters.
Hearst Music Publishers, of Canada, Ltd., has
been introduced in vaudeville by Van and
The House Patents Committee has set May
Schenck, the well-known singing artists, who
6 as the date for the presentation of arguments
are also co-authors of the number with Frank
against the numerous proposed amendments of
The Clarence Williams Music Publishing Co., Bannister and Lew Colwell. The number has
the present Copyright Act. Chairman Lampert
of the committee set the date in deference to Inc., New York, has secured the rights to and received a favorable reception everywhere and
the wishes of the American Society of Com- are now the publishers of the song success, many professional singers are arranging, to use
posers, Authors and Publishers, who desired "Arkansas Blues," which will shortly be re- it in their programs. Van and Schenck, after
sufficient time to present their case and to leased by several record and roll companies. It initially introducing the song, wired the pub-
makes a welcome addition to the company's lisher that it was the biggest success they have
bring their witnesses to Washington.
ever used.
Silvio Hein, of the administrative committee already strong catalog.
The first suit brought in the Eastern district
against a radio broadcasting concern for using
copyrighted music in its program was filed last
week in the United States District Court.
It was brought against the General Elec-
tric Co., which operates Station WGY at
Schenectady. The complainants are Jerome H.
Remick & Co., music publishers of 219 West
Forty-sixth , street.
The suit is said to be a test case to prevent
broadcasting stations using copyrighted mate-
rial. The complainants are the same whose
suit resulted last week in a decision by Federal
Judge Hickenlooper at Cincinnati, upholding the
broadcasting station, saying that in his opinion
the offense did not constitute a public perform-
ance within the intent of Congress in framing
the copyright law.
Comment on the Cincinnati decision resulted
in the declaration by counsel for the Society of
American Authors, Composers and Publishers,
who brought the suit for the Remick firm, that
the bringing of these suits probably would cause
the United States Supreme Court to rule soon
on the issue.
The complaint brought says that on March
1, between 11 and 11.15 p. m., WGY broadcast
a public performance by an orchestra, and
among the compositions played was "Some-
body's Wrong." This, it is asserted, was an
infringement of the Remick Co.'s copyright.
The plaintiff alleges the General Electric Co.
threatens to continue these infringing perform-
ances. It asks that the defendant be enjoined
from publicly performing this composition by
radio and that damages be assessed.
Radio and Ten Gent Music
"Driftwood" New Berlin Song
Introduce Hearst Number
Copyright Amendments Up
Publish "Arkansas Blues"
GEORGE
MACFARLANES -TREMENDOUS SUCCESS
FORGET- ME-NOT
(MEANS
You Can't Forget it
It's Wonderful
REMEMBER ME)
HEARST MUSIC PUBLISHERS OF CANADA LIMITED
Be First
With A Hearst
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
MAY 3, 1924
c/7 Dancind Sonrf
*You cartt ^io
wind t]te /"ain
,
It'? botmd to clear
O
up a- fain, For
Frank Smith Appointed
Hearst Representative
of the society, informed the membership of the
National Press Club that another "party" along
the lines of the one staged prior to the Senate
hearings would again be staged at the club on
Will Cover Territory Between Winnipeg and
the night preceding the hearing.
Pacific Coast, With Headquarters in Arts and
Crafts Building, Vancouver
Suit Brought to
Prevent Broadcasting
General Electric Co. Sued by Jerome H. Remick
& Co. to Prevent Broadcasting of Copyrighted
Numbers
A. V. Broadhurst Visits
American Enoch Offices
Frank Smith, late of the Frank Smith Music
Co. and the Weaver Music Co., of Vancouver,
Chief Executive of Music Publishers' Associa- B. C , who is well known to the music trade,
tion in England Gratified at Progress Made lias been appointed Western representative for
Hearst Music Publishers, of Canada, Ltd., with
by American Branch
offices in the Arts and Crafts Building, Van-
A. V. Broadhurst, managing director of Enoch couver.
Mr. Smith will shortly make a personal call
& Sons, the well-known English music publish-
ing house, has been a recent visitor at the Amer- on all his old friends in the trade, between
ican offices of his company. Mr. Broadhurst is Winnipeg and the Coast. He will carry the
also chief executive of the Music Publishers' famous Hearst catalog of latest popular num-
Association of England. While here he will bers, also the well-known standard sellers, and
also visit Canada, where he has been invited in addition the Gibraltar of the Song World—
for a series of conferences with the legislators the Witmark Black & White series of standard
of that country interested in arranging a new ballads.
copyright act. Naturally, the English music
publishing bodies are vitally interested in Cana-
dian laws which greatly affect their publications.
In a chat with a representative of this de-
CANTON, O., April 26.—Will radio force the re-
partment, Mr. Broadhurst stated that he was turn of 10-cent music via the 5-and-lO-cent
particularly gratified at the progress made by stores? This question has been the chief topic
his American organization. Enoch & Sons' of discussion among Canton music dealers, who
songs, particularly its ballads, are being widely say the issue is one of the most important be-
programmed and the result is that the sales of fore the industry to-day. That's one discussion
its publications are steadily mounting.
in view of the fact broadcasting can create a
demand for a song with little effort. It is
argued that its quick turnover on the 10-cent
counters would be quite worth while. The radio
Irving Berlin, Inc., has released a new pub- plug "kills" a song just as it becomes popular,
lication entitled "Driftwood." Both the band but in the interim the demand could be taken
advantage of advantageously to put the song in
and orchestra and professional departments of
the company have picked this new issue as one the hit class.
of the most active numbers of the Spring sea-
son. For that reason the sales and exploitation
departments have inaugurated a campaign on
the number and every effort is being made to
The new novelty song, "Bringin' Home the
accelerate the initial sales orders arriving at
Bacon," recently accepted for publication by
Berlin headquarters.
Hearst Music Publishers, of Canada, Ltd., has
been introduced in vaudeville by Van and
The House Patents Committee has set May
Schenck, the well-known singing artists, who
6 as the date for the presentation of arguments
are also co-authors of the number with Frank
against the numerous proposed amendments of
The Clarence Williams Music Publishing Co., Bannister and Lew Colwell. The number has
the present Copyright Act. Chairman Lampert
of the committee set the date in deference to Inc., New York, has secured the rights to and received a favorable reception everywhere and
the wishes of the American Society of Com- are now the publishers of the song success, many professional singers are arranging, to use
posers, Authors and Publishers, who desired "Arkansas Blues," which will shortly be re- it in their programs. Van and Schenck, after
sufficient time to present their case and to leased by several record and roll companies. It initially introducing the song, wired the pub-
makes a welcome addition to the company's lisher that it was the biggest success they have
bring their witnesses to Washington.
ever used.
Silvio Hein, of the administrative committee already strong catalog.
The first suit brought in the Eastern district
against a radio broadcasting concern for using
copyrighted music in its program was filed last
week in the United States District Court.
It was brought against the General Elec-
tric Co., which operates Station WGY at
Schenectady. The complainants are Jerome H.
Remick & Co., music publishers of 219 West
Forty-sixth , street.
The suit is said to be a test case to prevent
broadcasting stations using copyrighted mate-
rial. The complainants are the same whose
suit resulted last week in a decision by Federal
Judge Hickenlooper at Cincinnati, upholding the
broadcasting station, saying that in his opinion
the offense did not constitute a public perform-
ance within the intent of Congress in framing
the copyright law.
Comment on the Cincinnati decision resulted
in the declaration by counsel for the Society of
American Authors, Composers and Publishers,
who brought the suit for the Remick firm, that
the bringing of these suits probably would cause
the United States Supreme Court to rule soon
on the issue.
The complaint brought says that on March
1, between 11 and 11.15 p. m., WGY broadcast
a public performance by an orchestra, and
among the compositions played was "Some-
body's Wrong." This, it is asserted, was an
infringement of the Remick Co.'s copyright.
The plaintiff alleges the General Electric Co.
threatens to continue these infringing perform-
ances. It asks that the defendant be enjoined
from publicly performing this composition by
radio and that damages be assessed.
Radio and Ten Gent Music
"Driftwood" New Berlin Song
Introduce Hearst Number
Copyright Amendments Up
Publish "Arkansas Blues"
GEORGE
MACFARLANES -TREMENDOUS SUCCESS
FORGET- ME-NOT
(MEANS
You Can't Forget it
It's Wonderful
REMEMBER ME)
HEARST MUSIC PUBLISHERS OF CANADA LIMITED
Be First
With A Hearst
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