Again I have to put on my editor's hat and say that I fully understand the publisher's position on this. He wants to know he can get his hands on the original notation file if they decide to alter the original version, like with a simplification, or perhaps to change title fonts and sizes to match an overall layout scheme of a new collection of previously-published works.
A similar argument that was raised about Finale's copy protection might can be raised in this discussion, i.e. what if the engraver (sadly!) dies or can no longer communicate? If he's the only one with his Finale files, and most likely IS the only one who know which ones are what in terms of projects and final versions, then there's a real risk that the publisher would be left out in the cold in such a case. And what if the engraver had a lot of work he had done for that same publisher? It seems to me that some sort of backstop scenario ought to be followed by all of us by which we preserve in an organized way the files that might be needed by clients in the event we no longer can provide them or do the new work the publisher desires. Something that a third-party coud understand, such as (just guessig here) and CD inside a jewel box to which was affixed a label saying, "Send to Acme Publishing." This could be updted or a series of such CDs or disks could be done, I presume, as projects are done. If some of you on the list have such a plan, how about sharing what your plan is? Peronally, I don't have a problem with sending my files because of what I said before, that I believe the editor has absolutely no interest in anything except easily and quickly getting edits done and out the door. I could, however, envision the possibility of stipulating that the original engraver also had to do future revisions, although I'm not sure how one would word that or enforce it. RIchard > From: Johannes Gebauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > That's not an alternative. The publisher told me they have an archive of all > the music they published, both Finale and Sibelius files. They keep this to > be able to make changes for future corrections, should these ever be > necessary. > > Johannes _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
