At 6:22 AM 03/30/03, David H. Bailey wrote: [answering Paul Copeland]
>Bartok's music is still protected by copyright so you would be breaking >copyright law by posting it without obtaining written permission and >paying whatever royalty the copyright holder wanted to charge you -- [...] To elaborate slightly: In Europe, ALL of Bartok's music is still under copyright. In the United States, SOME of Bartok's music is under copyright and some is in the public domain. I'm not familiar with the piece Paul asked about. If it was published before 1923 it is in the public domain in the United States. If the piece is more recent than that or if Paul is posting from Europe, then everything David says is correct and that's the end of it. Otherwise, the posting might be legal, though there are still a few other concerns to watch out for. If you're uncertain, my advice is to leave it alone. (By "Europe", I mean the rules recommended in the EC directive on copyright. As far as I know, all EC countries are now in line with that directive. I've been told that Canada and Australia have copyright law similar to the United States', but I can't confirm that.) mdl _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
