David Chan wrote:
> Alain Culos wrote:
>
> > I think the Mutopia Project should really have a single licence
> > policy. That would make it much simpler for all and clearcut.
>
> I think that's true, but a huge amount of popular classical music is
> already in the public domain because the copyright has expired and it's
> not very clear that we can copyright just the typesetting - at least not
> in some countries. Also, there are some people who dislike copyleft-style
> licenses, and if they create free music which is licensed BSD-style, I
> don't see why we shouldn't accept this free music into Mutopia.
OK, you have a point, but using multiple licences will just make it more complex
for the user of the Mutopia archive.
I would really limit the number of licences down to the bare minimum sufficient
to provide the miscellaneous requirements.
If one does not, would two licences suffice ?
I'm trying to ease the job of the sheet music browser (me) so he/she knows what
he/she is getting without having to read reams of licences for every single
piece he/she downloads should he/she want to make commercial use of the music.
A side effect would be to ease the job of Mutopia maintainers in so far as they
will have many less queries to answer regarding licences, it would make a FAQ
easier to write on that subject. It would also make it simpler for deciding what
goes in the archive and what does not.
Regards,
Alain.
