Seems to me it's the same as copyrighting an arrangement. Since you can't use it with out paying he original copyright holder and / or their publisher but, they can't use it with out paying you.
_A > From: Noel Stoutenburg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <finale@shsu.edu> > Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 18:29:24 -0600 > To: <finale@shsu.edu> > Subject: Re: [Finale] Clients Requesting Finale Files > > dhbailey wrote: >> This is an interesting copyright question -- since the Finale file is >> simply one more representation of the music which the client holds the >> copyright in, I'm surprised he would assign you a copyright in the >> file, since you can't do anything with it as it represents his >> copyrighted work, just as he can't do anything with the finale file he >> has granted you copyright in. > > Keep in mind that this is the basis upon which I work, and I negotiate > these things in advance, so I'm not quite in the same position as the > original poster. The client agreed in advance that the Finale file was > separately copyrightable, and that I own the copyright to the Finale file. > > > ns > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
