Jeff Szuhay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is all ABC Music source code under GPL? > > (If so, that's a real bummer. An "Artist License" would > be much better for its adoption in commerical products.)
You can always try to contact the author(s) and negotiate a different license than the GPL. It is perfectly possible for code to be released under different licenses at the same time. Of course this may cost you something. > Is the ABC Music itself under GPL? > > (If so, then I can't use it at all.) Well, first off there is no such thing as »the ABC Music«. The copyright of tunes notated in ABC lies with the composers and/or arrangers or their estates (for 70 years after the composers' and/or arrangers' demise) or else the public domain. It is likely that the composers/arrangers in question have delegated the licensing stuff to an outfit like ASCAP (in the US) or GEMA (in Germany). In this case you will have to negotiate with that rather than the original composers/arrangers. Anselm -- Anselm Lingnau .......................................... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards. -- Vernon Law To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
