Musical notations of Space Force anthem "Semper Supra"
| Tracking # |
2023-00110-F |
| Submitted | Oct. 10, 2022 |
| Due | Nov. 9, 2022 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Ben Welsh
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
I am requesting any musical compositions or other notation documents generated during the creation of the Space Force anthem "Semper Supra." In the wide-ranging media coverage, one example is at the link below, Space Force leaders describe an extensive process of writing, arranging and recording the new song. I am asking for the release any musical notation sheets or other instructions created by the authors of the piece or used by the musicians who recorded it.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/20/politics/space-force-song/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_notation
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Ben Welsh
From: Space Force
Dear Ben Welsh,
The status of your FOIA request #2023-00110-F has been updated to the following status 'Received'. To log into the PAL Application click on the Application URL below.
Sincerely,
Air Force FOIA Requester Service Center
From: Space Force
Dear Ben Welsh,
Case Number 2023-00110-F has been assigned to the request you submitted. In all future correspondence regarding this request please reference case number 2023-00110-F. To review your submission, please log into your account: https://efoia.cce.af.mil/.
Regards,
Air Force FOIA Requester Service Center
From: Space Force
Dear Mr. Walsh,
This is to acknowledge receipt of your 11 October 2022, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for "any musical compositions or other notation documents generated during the creation of the Space Force anthem "Semper Supra," to include "the release any musical notation sheets or other instructions created by the authors of the piece or used by the musicians who recorded it."
Our organization has a significant number of pending FOIA requests, which prevents us from making a response determination within 20 workdays and we have instituted multitrack processing of requests.
We have assigned number 2023-00110-F to identify your request; should you need to contact us about your request. Please direct your questions to Mr. Jonathan Staeblein at 703-692-9979 or SAF.AA.HAF.FOIA.Workflow@us.af.mil and use this assigned number to assist us in responding more promptly.
Based on our current backlog, we expect to respond to your request not later than 90 days from the date of this email. We will notify you in writing if additional processing time is required. Our policy is to process requests within their respective tracks in the order in which we receive them. We process each FOIA request as quickly as we can.
Very Respectfully,
JONATHAN STAEBLEIN, GS-12, DAF
SAF/AAII (FOIA)
Office of the Secretary of the Air Force
1000 Air Force Pentagon
Washington, DC 20330-1000
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 10, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2023-00110-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 10, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2023-00110-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Space Force
Good morning,
Our office is still actively processing your request and we are currently pending a response from our action office; therefore, additional time will be needed to properly process your request. We will provide you with updates regarding the status of your case when information is received.
Please be assured that we are processing your request as quickly as possible . Please note that we process requests in the order that they are received and we apologize for any delay. Thank you for your patience.
Very Respectfully,
JONATHAN STAEBLEIN, GS-13, DAF
SAF/AAII (FOIA)
Office of the Secretary of the Air Force
1000 Air Force Pentagon
Washington, DC 20330-1000
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 10, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2023-00110-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Space Force
Good Afternoon,
I am in the process of preparing your response to your FOIA request seeking the musical computations for "Sempra Supra". The Department of the Air Force (DAF) AF requires a requester for DAF copyrighted material to obtain a permissible copyright for free otherwise, at http://www.music.af.mil/Space-Force-Song.
Can you obtain that permissible copyright and provide it to me in advance of my release of the document?
Thanks,
Ann Marie
Ann Marie P. Yager
HAF FOIA Disclosure Officer
202-854-1409
From: Ben Welsh
Thank you for this response.
To be clear, I am not requested a commercialized reproduction of sheet music produced after the initial development of the song. In my request, I wrote:
"I am asking for the release any musical notation sheets or other instructions created by the authors of the piece or used by the musicians who recorded it."
My goal is to acquire copies of those **original** government records, created directly by the authors and paid for with taxpayer dollars, which I believe are not subject to copyright law and can be released under FOIA for no charge.
From: Space Force
Good afternoon,
Attached is your response to FOIA request 2023-00110-F. When you have obtained the free license detailed in the closure memo, feel free to reach out to me directly and I will be able to provide you a copy of the score.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Ann Marie
Ann Marie P. Yager
HAF FOIA Disclosure Officer
202-854-1409
From: Ben Welsh
Thank you for this release. Several of the emails, including one from Oct. 1 with the subject line "RE: USSF Song - L2 Council," reference focus group results about the song. Can those documents be released as well?
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 10, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2023-00110-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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