Hi,
This brings to the forefront a very murky problem. I have
a (not so) large collection of tunes in ABC format (<=100 :-).
While most are in the public domain, some are not.
For example, I have a version of Ashokan's Farewell written by
Jay Unger in 1983.
Now (not so hypothetically), in the interest in promulgating
(my particular brand of) music, I typeset my tunes and take them
to the local music store and sell them with the proviso that all
profits go to help offset the cost of musical instrument rentals
to under-privilaged children (I encourage you all to do the
same).
The question is, have I violated J. Unger's copyright (and
Rounder's)
or not?
In a similar vain, a lot of the tunes I originally learned from
"the book-o-fiddle-tunes": if the author does not receive credit,
have I broken the law? (or more exactly, an unwritten law?)
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