[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Although it's important that anyone can download, print out and copy the music
> for free with no strings attached, we could also run into problems if people
> start copying the music and selling it without giving us any credit. I think we
> need a legal expert to think up a line or two to go at the bottom of the music
> (possibly using the "tagline" option in ly2dvi) in the style of (perhaps
> parodying) the typical "distributing is prohibited" but replacing it with
> "distributing is permitted and encouraged as long as this message is kept
> intact" or something. It also needs the (to be sorted out) web address of the
> page and "created with GNU Lilypond".
I think it is more important that we ourselves first outline what we
do and do not want to happen. The legalese will follow. Do we want
copyleft or PD ? And do we force our policy onto uploaders, or do we
allow more liberal licenses as well?
> I propose to have the ability to search the site right from the
> beginning, and will categorise the music by instrument(s), period
> (eg. Classical, Rennaisance) as well as composer and piece. This way
> someone could opt to display all
OK.
(BTW You know about Philip Greenspun's book on the web?)
> available music to browse through, or do a search for example to just display
> all the piano music, or all the classical violin music. I don't know who's going
> to host the pages, I may be able to "borrow" some web space from the web design
> company of which I am a part, or buy some more from the people that
> host us. I
We can have it hosted on lilypond.org, I think, I would have to talk
to the people running the host, if they will give you a login.
> More comments are welcome - I'll try and get a revised beta of the webpage up
> (with ly, ps and pdf files as well) at the weekend.
OK.
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