Bug#383316: Derivative works for songs

2007-05-13 Thread Francesco Poli
On Sun, 13 May 2007 19:11:32 +0200 (CEST) Miriam Ruiz wrote: > > --- Francesco Poli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > > > We must determine what is the preferred form for making > > modifications to the song. I'm not sure an Ogg Vorbis + MIDI form > > qualifies... > > I think that's quite comple

Bug#383316: Derivative works for songs

2007-05-13 Thread Miriam Ruiz
--- Francesco Poli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > We must determine what is the preferred form for making modifications to > the song. I'm not sure an Ogg Vorbis + MIDI form qualifies... I think that's quite complex to decide on a single-game basis, as that decision might affect most of other

Bug#383316: Derivative works for songs

2007-05-13 Thread Francesco Poli
On Sun, 13 May 2007 01:06:01 +0100 (BST) MJ Ray wrote: > Francesco Poli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > > There's another issue with the remaining four songs, though. > > Is their source available? > > I mean: what's the preferred form[1] for making modifications to the > > songs? Is this form

Bug#383316: Derivative works for songs

2007-05-12 Thread MJ Ray
Francesco Poli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > However, if the author says that it's a metal version of Ryu's theme, I > think he means that the melody is the same, even though the musical > genre is changed. > *If* this is the case, I would call it a cover and hence I'm afraid it > qualifies as an ad

Bug#383316: Derivative works for songs

2007-05-11 Thread Francesco Poli
On Fri, 11 May 2007 16:05:34 +0100 Matthew Johnson wrote: > For the Frets on Fire arcade game which we are packaging I have found > an original artist willing to licence his works under the MIT licence. That's great news, indeed! :) > Four of the five songs are completely original works; the fi

Bug#383316: Derivative works for songs

2007-05-11 Thread Matthew Johnson
For the Frets on Fire arcade game which we are packaging I have found an original artist willing to licence his works under the MIT licence. Four of the five songs are completely original works; the fifth, however, whilst being an original composition is inspired by another song. The email I have f