Minkoff's images cannot claim to be cleaned up, considering their "quality".
And photographic reproduction is PD, only EDITORIAL CONTENT is
copyrightable.
RT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jorge Torres" <torr...@lafayette.edu>
To: "Roman Turovsky" <r.turov...@verizon.net>
Cc: <ro...@rolfhamre.com>; <l...@cs.dartmouth.edu>;
<baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 8:23 AM
Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Minkoff contact
All,
Robin's findings are correct. While the item is in the PD, the edited,
cleaned up images (which is what Minkoff provides) are not and require
permission (even in the US) from the claimant, who may or may not be
Minkoff. If one has access to a microfilm of a PD manuscript from a
library, then no permission is required. The latter is indeed in the PD.
Nevertheless, it is always polite for scholars to ask for permission and
acknowledge the library with the original.
Jorge Torres
On May 16, 2012, at 7:50 AM, Roman Turovsky wrote:
Not in the US. The image remains PD here.
RT
Thank you for your reply,
I asked the copyright office at Oxford University Press about a
similar situation and they informed me that when the manuscript is
public domain, the person/company that took the photographs of the
manuscript have the copyright of those images and following I have to
ask the photographer's permission (if there are no publisher to
contact).
tricky... ;)
Best
Robin
Siterer Roman Turovsky <r.turov...@verizon.net>:
My understanding is that a facsimile of a public domain music cannot
be copyrighted.
(only editorial content can), so you don't need anyone's permission.
RT
----- Original Message ----- From: <ro...@rolfhamre.com>
To: <l...@cs.dartmouth.edu>; <baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 4:04 AM
Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Minkoff contact
Dear list.
Does anyone know where to get permission to reprint tablatures from
Minkoff Reprint, as Sylvie Minkoff has sadly past away?
Best
Robin Rolfhamre
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