As a film composer I should really know better ;) _A
> From: John Howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <finale@shsu.edu> > Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 23:27:05 -0500 > To: <finale@shsu.edu> > Subject: Re: [Finale] Clients Requesting Finale Files > > Under U.S. the only ways an arranger can claim copyright in the > arrangement is (a) to arrange a work already in the public domain, or > (b) to have a written agreement with the copyright owner granting the > arranger copyright in that arrangement. Most copyright owners are > publishers, and they are not going to give away the rights to an > arrangement that might compete with one of theirs, or with one they > might publish in the future. This is nothing new! It only sucks if > you've been happily ignorant of the law. > > John > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale