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| Wednesday, March 12, 2003 |
Off key: It seems you can't walk into a synagogue these days without hearing the melodic tunes of the late Shlomo Carlebach. That tune the leader is singing? Nine times out of ten it was written by the 60's singer and kabbalist. As well, many Jewish songwriters are using updated versions of his melodies on their own CDs. As was reported in last week's issue of The Forward, Carlebach's two daughters -- Neshama and Nedara -- filed suit in a Manhattan federal court against eight companies for copyright infringement of their father's music. While the suit doesn't go after synagogue cantors, it does attack both pirated and legitimate recordings produced by their father.
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