On 01/11/2019 10:45, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote: > <snip> > > BTW there is _no_ copyright on the design of sheet music, even if some music > publishers claim it. >
This depends upon the country. In the UK: "The typographical arrangement of a published edition lasts for 25 years from first publication". See Copyright Notice Number: 6/2016 at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/554033/Copyright_Notice_Printed_Music.pdf As the notice explains: "For example, the copyright in music by Ludwig van Beethoven is no longer protected by copyright, but editions of his work published in the last 25 years will have their typographical arrangement protected by the publisher, and modern editions, adaptations or arrangements of his work may still be protected by copyright for life of the adapter or arranger plus 70 years". Since most UK law is set by Brussels you need to carefully check the position in any EU country, it's likely to be the same. > <snip> > > Greetlings, Hraban > --- > fiëé visuëlle > Henning Hraban Ramm > https://www.fiee.net -- J Martin Rushton MBCS
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