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Originally Posted by barbarabarrett

Is there any way to let GL or his lawyers know that the music for "If I could Read Your Mind" is being plagerised as background music in UK TV advertisements? The first few bars are repeated over and over, but it is definitly his tune being used.

So far I've heard it used as background music in an ad for Which? magazine, an employmnet angency, and most recently by SkyBSky advert for forthcoming shows.

Barbara

Hi Barbara.
There is no reason to just autmatically assume that Gord and/or his publishing company were plagerized here. These folks may very well have licensed this use properly. There are many ways to use others compositions legally (ex. mechanical licenses for inclusion in an album for CD sales, digital distribution licenses). There are also other elements of the whole process such as the recoupment for artists by such performance societies as BMI and ASCAP). In the modern world things such as ringtones and streaming also are being worked out worldwide for proper licensing. I would not assume this was done improperly. I would bet there is a better chance these folks went through the right channels.
Bill