On 11 November 2012 18:39, Francisco Vila <paconet....@gmail.com> wrote: >> and i transcribed (by ear) many scores i don't have rights for.. >> >> how do you handle this kind of staff.. >> What are the laws related to such situations?! > > I think copyright laws are clear, regardless of whether you > transcribed it by ear or photocopied it, you can not publish material > you don't own the rights of.
That's a simplistic play-it-safe position, but in reality copyright laws are different in every country and cover different situations in different ways. The term for derivative works of music that do not directly reuse another person's performance, which includes cover versions and new typesettings of sheet music, is "Mechanical license" and in the US you have the right to do this, whether or not the owner of the copyright of the original score or of a particular performance want you to or not, on payment of a small fee that is calculateda according to some tables ($15 per song + a cut of the profits, if any), managed through a central agency. In other legal giurisdictions, different laws apply. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_license for further details. M No, I'm not a lawyer either. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
