On Sunday March 21 2004 10:09, Roland Goretzki wrote: > Hello, > > I spent a lot of time on the website of mutopia, but couldn't find the > answers to some questions, so I ask here, because here are some > mutopia-writers on this mailing-list, aren't they? > > I want to typeset the studies op. 10 and op. 25 from F. Chopin with > lilypond for the mutopia-project. > > (And in the future, some Sonatas from Beethoven for piano, too.) > > Until now I have from the studies three editions: > > 1. G. Henle > 2. Schott > 3. Wilhelm Hansen > > (Furthermore the most of these notes in my mind, but I think, that > it wouldn't be legal, if I would typeset it by my mind with some > correcting views to these editions, am I right?)
If it is a derivation of a copyrighted work, it probably does break the copyright holder's rights. > Now I've the following two problems: > > To get a legal typesetting I need > > 1. An older Edition: > How can I get it? I've asked this myself; maybe placing the reply here would be useful for you too. On Friday March 12 2004 10:31, Chris Sawer wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: > > I have a copy of Bendetto Marcello's Sonata. It has a copyright of 1960 > > by 'International Music Company, New Your City'. Since he has been dead > > since July (24th or 25th) 1739, do you have suggestions as to where I can > > acquire access to the original, or a copy of the original that could be > > submitted? > > Facsimilies of the original may be available from music stores, or in > specialist libraries, but you're much more likely to have success in > finding an old edition, published around 100 years ago. These can often be > found in public libraries (depending on where you live), music stores, or > occasionally on the web. > > Have you managed to ascertain the editor of the edition you have? It may be > that the edition is out-of-copyright in itself, but the typesetting is > modern (and therefore still in copyright). Unfortunately if the editor is > not listed, there is no easy way of finding out, short of asking IMP > themselves. > > > If I understand right, entering the copy I have into LilyPond for > > distribution would go against the copyright laws (which few people I know > > have any idea about when it comes to public domain). > > Probably, but it would be worth trying to find out whether it is in > copyright or not. > > > Are there archives of music people have that they want typeset, but don't > > want to typeset themselves? > > Not as far as I know of. It's quite a problem, finding music that is out of > copyright, but don't give up! > > I hope this answers your questions, and my apologies for the slow reply. > > Chris > 2. The "placet" from one (or better all) of these three editions: > How can I get this? Someone else want to fill in; I don't follow the question. =/ _______________________________________________ Lilypond-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
