On Sunday 21 March 2004 21:17, Hans Forbrich wrote: > On Sunday 21 March 2004 10:09, Roland Goretzki wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I spent a lot of time on the website of mutopia, but couldn't find > > the answers to some questions, so I ask here, because here are some > > mutopia-writers on this mailing-list, aren't they? > > > > I want to typeset the studies op. 10 and op. 25 from F. Chopin with > > lilypond for the mutopia-project. > > I'd asked this question before & Chris indicated there would be a > mailing list to discuss this'real soon now'. Since I'm in a similar > situation, let me summarize what I know: > > There are two main concepts - 'copyright' and 'public domain'. The > copyright (das Recht Kopien, Aenderungen und Ausgaben herzustellen) > belongs to a person or to an organization unless that person has > assigned it, for example to a publishing copmpany. OR it is passed > into the Public Domain and then it belongs to everyone. > > All published work, including music, has several 'copyrights' that > need to be respected. Some of the copyrights belong to: > > - the music composer; > - the poet or libretist; > - the typeset 'editor'; > - the font creator; > - anyone involved in 'creative additions' which may include > -- libretto translation; > -- fingering; > -- comments; > -- new ossia, new endings, and so on; > - for performance (Records/Schallplatten), also include the artist(s) > and any technical people involved in the production. > > In some cases the composer will sell the copyright to a publisher. > For example, as far as I know, much of Pucchini's work was sold to > Ricordi who now holds the copyright. > > Each country has their own copyright laws. You must become familiar > with the copyright law in your country before you start publishing > using Lilypond. (Copyright lawyers have a nasty habit of sneaking up > behind a person.) > > As far as I know, currently in the United States of America the > Copyright stays with a person or organization until 125 years
70, I thought. > after > the death of that person. However, since the laws were changed over > time, if the work was published *in the U. S.* > before a specific date (I use 1904, > but it might be 1907), It advances every year. It started in 1911 or something like that, so it was pushed back 20 years? It's hard to keep up. :-( daveA -- Paying more at the gas pump? Bush's Oil Sheikh Buddies, who support Al Qaeda, Palestinian terrorists, & hate-U.S. school systems everywhere, need more of your money now to arm and pay Iraqis to kill Americans. D. Raleigh Arnold dra@ (http://www.) openguitar.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Lilypond-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user