I N T E R O F F I C E   M E M O R A N D U M
 
                                        Date:     08-Apr-1991 01:12pm EDT
                                        From:     Corinne H. Smith
                                                  CHSMITH
                                        Dept:     Audio Visual Services
                                        Tel No:   (814) 863-3104
 
TO:  Remote RSCS/NJE Network User         ( _BITNET%SCREEN-L@UA1VM )
 
 
Subject: John Williams
 
Yes, John Williams essentially pays himself royalties
anytime he performs one of his own compositions, as does
any composer/performer.  But since ASCAP is involved, the
process is not as cut-and-dried as taking money out of one
pocket and putting it in the other.
 
Most baroque and classical pieces are in the public domain,
so one may "steal" from them at will.