[vcf-midatlantic] VCF Bumper to videos

[Jeffrey Brace]

On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 3:40 PM RETRO Innovations via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

> On 5/1/2024 2:32 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
> > The author didn’t intend to trick people, only to make it “more upbeat”.
>
> Obviously, the author no doubt provided the content gratis, so I assume
> there's limited opportunity to ask for more.


Yes the author did this gratis. I can’t ask for too much as he has already
put in time to create this.


>
> That said, if there were options, I'd be interested in the non reversed
> song, pitched to be more upbeat.


What I don’t know is if the author is a musician. A good idea to try non
reversed and more upbeat. Let me consider options for finding a musician
willing to create an upbeat version of Daisy Bell.


>
> I don't know that I have a poor reaction to the bumper, but I think
> there are a ton of people who know the first few bars of Bicycle Built
> for Two from 2001, and making it instantly recognizable (or at least
> recognizeable once people know the backstory) is educational.  Reversed
> doesn't offer that same additional benefit.
>
> I agree the tune is public domain and I'd argue even the 7094 recitation
> of it should be.  Even if not, using a few bars can be claimed under
> fair use.
>
> I offer the points above as my only ability to contribute.  I'm not
> graphical, creative, or musical, so my hat is off to the original author
> for even offering this option.
>
> Jim
>