Copyright question:
I can find folk (or traditional) songs (or dances) from
many countries in Eastern & Western Europe
a) in printed publications (from Kammen, Mel Bay, & others);
b) in midi files available on the Internet.
In many cases, actually verifying the composition date is not easy
Mike Blackstock wrote:
In Canada, it's 50 years after the death of the relevant people.
In many (all?) jurisdictions, a published music manuscript - the
layout, fonts, etc. - is considered artwork, and hence falls under
copyright law, regardless of whether or not the music itself is
in the pub
In Canada, it's 50 years after the death of the relevant people.
In many (all?) jurisdictions, a published music manuscript - the
layout, fonts, etc. - is considered artwork, and hence falls under
copyright law, regardless of whether or not the music itself is
in the public domain.
My understan
You probably know about Mutopia's page on copyright. Their rule of
thumb is:
1. The composer, lyricist, arranger and editor all must have
been dead for more than seventy years.
2. The work must have been published prior to 1923.
http://www.mutopiaproject.org/contribute.html
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