[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> but how can you enforce a copyright if you cause publication of your own
> stuff without a copyright notice?
AFAIK copyright defaults to the strongest protection possible if no
conditions are given.
> How is anyone seeing it to know that
> it is copyrighted? How is he to know where it came from or whether it is
> by JSB or Mr Anon? By definition, you can't put all of this on page one
> of an urtext, and therefore a title page is necessary.
Whether notices are on a separate title page, or on the same page at
the bottom is practical question.
Downloading, printing and xeroxing sheet music are actions subject to
copyright, so these actions are governed by the license we set. We
can easily demand that every copy must accompanied by license
statements.
> The very existence of printed music implies that it can be shared with
> friends and played for an audience
> if no admission is charged.
^^^^^^^^^^^^
That is a major distinction. I am a member of an wind orchestra that
focuses on 20th century music exclusively. For every concert we give,
we have to pay more royalties than we get entrance fees. We can barely
stay alive financially. It is not feasible to give performances
without admissions.
I would love to have some music that can be performed without royalty
strings attached.
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