On Mar 14, 2006, at 2:41 PM, dhbailey wrote:
Assuming you're in the U.S., the original copyright owner owns all the copyrights in any derivative works. It's part of the law, not just what the composer wants.
This is true by default, but the composer CAN decide to re-assign them, if he wants. That's what he does when he signs any kind of contract with a publisher.
Of course, if they are already published, then the composer needs to work this out with the publisher; he can't single-handedly contract anything that affects his publisher's rights.
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