Each file submitted to Mutopia will obviously need to include a
statement on the copyright attached to it. It is my intention to have
several "standard" copyrights to choose from, with appropriate messages
to be printed at the bottom of the music using the "tagline" field in
ly2dvi.
I have thought of three different copyrights with associated taglines;
please give your comments on these. Also, does anyone know if you can
deliberately go on to a new line during the tagline? It automatically
spills over if it gets to the end of the line but I can't find a way of
forcing a new line.
1. Public domain - people can basically do what they want with the
music; there are no restrictions.
Tagline: This music is part of the Mutopia project and has been placed
in the public domain by the person who typeset it. Reproducing and
distributing this music is encouraged - copy this music and share it!
2. GPL - people can do almost what they like with the music except for
making it non-free ie. removing the copyright message and selling the
music.
Tagline: This music is part of the Mutopia project and reproduction is
permitted under the GNU GPL. Reproducing and distributing this music is
encouraged - copy this music and share it! If you did not receive a
copy of the GNU GPL with this music then write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307,
USA.
3. Restricted - this would only be applicable to music that has been
both written and arranged by the person submitting it to Mutopia, ie.
it isn't actually out of copyright. People would only be allowed to
distribute the music for free, and not charge money for it. Of course,
if a composer wants to release their work under the GNU GPL or place it
in the public domain then they are free to do so.
Tagline: This music is part of the Mutopia project and reproduction is
permitted. Selling reproductions of this music is forbidden, however.
Copy this music and share it!
Please do comment on the above as I think it is important that these
issues are sorted out before the archive becomes operational.
Chris
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Chris Sawer - Sussex, England - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
