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Sound appears in Semper paratus, Semper Paratus (march), United States Coast Guard, and United States Coast Guard Band. The official march of a military service of the United States is a pretty big sound, EV-wise ("meaty EV" to use a term I apparently coined over at FPC).

  • Nominate and support. Staxringold talkcontribs 04:11, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think there are likely copyright problems here. While the audio recording is public domain as a work of the US government, the composition is subject to a separate copyright, and according to Semper_Paratus_(march), there are 3 composition dates, two of which are apparently recent enough to cause problems. It may also be ineligible for commons, and any use on enwiki would require a specific fair use justification. Non-free sounds are not eligible for featured status. This needs further looking in to. Thatcher 14:39, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I think the key is the word "official duties". Would writing a song in one's spare time be considered part of the official duties of the captain of a cutter? To consider a modern example, many photos taken from the Hubble telescope are PD-USgov due to the involvement of NASA. But if one of the HST guys goes home at night and does an interpretive oil painting of a starscape, is it also PD? Thatcher 15:00, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict) I agree the lyrics are not an issue in this recording. The music was composed in 1927, which seems to qualify for copyright of 95 years [1] unless the author was a US government employee acting as part of his "official duties." The guy from the Coast Guard quartet who wrote new lyrics in 1943 might actually qualify for PD-USgov, but I'm not sure Van Boskerck does. A ship captain writing music in his spare time does not sound quite like "official duties." Thatcher 15:00, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I blame Mickey Mouse. Thatcher 15:22, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I might wait for a third opinion, just in case I'm not infallible... Thatcher 18:57, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Closed Copyrighted. Shoemaker's Holiday Over 206 FCs served 19:06, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]