1930--Tuttle on music "Racketeers / Pirates"--outtakes

mr. Payne I'm very glad that you have called this song racket to our attention I can easily understand that it is very detrimental to your business and to the business of all songwriters and music writers the United States copyright law is designed to protect all persons in their literary property and by that means to lay a firm basis for progress in culture and knowledge I feel that this new song racket constituting in a wholesale piracy of 80 different copyrighted songs time is one of the meanest rackets which has been brought to my attention and in certain respects is meaner even the narcotic racket the bankruptcy racket the poultry racket and the stock fraud racket which we have had occasion recently to prosecute I shall be very glad to place this matter in the hands of my assistant mr. Gerson to conduct this prosecution under my supervision and I assure you that our entire office will throw all its energy behind this prosecution mr. Payne I hardly concur and everything my chief has said I will investigate the matter immediately and I promise you prompt and vigorous action to stop this racket attention your attention is called to the copyright song racketeers last week a man was stabbed by a racketeer are you going are you waiting for someone to be murdered how to stop it notify the press warn the magistrates warn all printers all policemen this gang of song racketeers hang out at the automat restaurant 14th Street and Irving Place ask for Sal get sell and you stop the song racket mr. temple I now call to your attention a new form of racket different from the rackets you have been so courageously fighting I mean this song sheet racket probably it is the most detrimental that has occurred to our industry how serious it is is attested by this anonymous communication which I have received and now read to you attention your attention is called to the copyrights on racketeers last week a man was stabbed by a racketeer are you waiting for someone to be murdered how to stop it notify the press warn all magistrates warn all printers all policemen this gang of song racketeers hang out at the automat restaurant 14th Street and Irving Place ask for cell get cell and you stop the song racket mr. Payne and I can easily realize that this racket which you'll call to my attention is one of great seriousness and very detrimental to your business and to the business of the songwriters and music publishers throughout the United States it the copyright law has been designed to protect literary property of all kinds descriptions and the enforcement of the copyright law is essential for the preservation and progress in culture consequently I intend to throw the power of our office behind this prosecution and I feel that in so doing we will accomplish a public good and prevent this wholesale stealing of the brains of innumerable writers and publishers I think that this racket is as can be well said the meanest of its kind meaner indeed the narcotic racket the poultry racket the bankruptcy racket and others that we have had the opportunity to prosecute I'm asking mr. Grayson who is my assistant here to undertake the wake of conducting this prosecution under my general supervision and I know that not only he but all in my office will do their best to see that those who have created this racket are brought to justice of noted 8 mr. Payne I will get on the job and work as hard as bigger please that I can't at his property as I can but concur most heartily and everything in what chief has said when I promise you prompt and vigorous action thank you both attention your attention is called to the copyrights on racketeers last week a man was stabbed by a racketeer are you waiting for someone to be murdered how to stop it notify the press warn all magistrates warn all printers all policemen this gang of song racketeers hang out at the automat restaurant 14th Street and Irving Place ask for sale get sell and you stop the song record Payne I am very glad that you have brought to our attention this new song racket I can well understand how detrimental this piracy is to the business and the music publishers and also to the songwriters and the music writers investigate the matter immediately I do the very best I can to wear certain all the facts I would promise you prompt action and vigorous action I thank you both gentlemen mr. Tuttle I now call to your attention a new form of racket different from the rackets you have been so courageously fighting I refer to the song sheet racket it is probably the most detrimental single thing that has occurred in our industry how serious this record is is attested by this anonymous communication which I have received and which I now read to you this gang of song racketeers hang out at the automat restaurant 14th Street and Irving Place ask for Sal get Sal and you stop the song racket