I don't know how copyright laws work in your country, but you can expressly place the music in the public domain in the United States by placing a statement to that effect in place of the normal copyright notice.
Also, it is life plus 70 in the U.S., which I had thought was in line with all the signatories of the Uruguay round of GATT. Paul Delcour wrote: > No one should be obliged to give their music away for free. That is > indeed my choice. I do not expect anyone to be prepared to pay for it. > But current laws state that copyright remains after death of maker for > 75 years which is stupid. I feel it should even be gone once my piece is > paid for, but I haven't worked out how to make that work. It's simply > how I view my work now, it may well change, but hopefully always aimed > at getting music knwon and performed. > > :-) > > Paul Delcour > > > > Mark D. Lew wrote: > >> At 9:08 AM 06/18/02, Paul Delcour wrote: >> >> >>> So, do I deny them my composing >>> and arranging skills? No, of course not. Why should I? >>> >> >> >> If you want to give away your music for free, good for you. That is your >> right and we all support you in your choice. >> >> The only objection here is to the implication that others are obliged >> to do >> the same. >> >> mdl >> >> >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > -- David H. Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
