On a similar note [sic], does anyone know of a distribution list, newsgroup or service that does discuss or assist people in determining whether copy is in public domain? Attempts to discuss with publishers (eg: Schirmers and Edition Peters) seem to >> /dev/null.
(I inherited a moderate amount of vocal sheet music and I would like to lily-post and/or publically perform some of this.) TIA /Hans (in Canada) d wrote: > I have Dvorak's Symphonies 6 & 7 printed by Dover Publications, ISBN: > 0-486-28026-8 CODE: 28026-8. The back cover has the following information, > "Unabridged Dover (1994) republication of the edition published by N. > Simrock, Berlin, 1882 and 1885." I know Dvorak's works went into public > domain in the mid 1970s but I do not know all the laws behind publishers > retaining the rights of a composer's work. > > The following information is given at > http://www.mutopiaproject.org/legal.html. > "When an editor (or arranger, or typesetter) makes changes to a composer's > music, the edition he creates is a "derived work". The editor then has the > right to restrict the reproduction of this edition, as well as the composer. > It is not until both the composer and the editor have been dead for 70 years > that the copyright on the edition expires and the restrictions on the > edition are lifted. Works published after 1922 in the USA may be subject to > additional restrictions." > > Now my question, since this Dover publication states that it is a > republication of the Simrock edition published in 1882 and 1885, and this is > not an edition that has altered the original publication am I free and clear > to copy this score note for note into Lilypond and distribute it on > http://www.mutopiaproject.org? > > Thanks for any assistance, > David Hughes > > _______________________________________________ > Lilypond-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user _______________________________________________ Lilypond-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
