David Chan wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Mar 2000, Alain CULOS wrote:
>
> > David Chan wrote:
>
> > > We would only use these licenses for *new* music - new
> > > arrangements of old compositions, or completely new compositions.
>
> > Well, I'm not so sure about that.
> >
> > Public domain basically allows anyone to re-copyright the music for
> > their own and sole benefit if they so wish, you have to happen to be
> > the first one and of course you have to modify it to claim the
> > creation is yours.
> >
> > Similarly to open source and other similar software licences/spirit, I
> > think the Mutopia project aims at making sure that the music will not
> > be copyrighted again even in a derived form so that everybody can
> > benefit from it free of charge, hopefully for ever.
>
> I am personally in agreement with you about this, I should only have said
> that I got the impression that other people disagreed. I'd prefer to
> copyleft the works I submit, even if it is just typesetting. Do you have
> any thoughts about how best this can be resolved?
Well, in this case we may have to allow for multiple licences, but I feel
strongly against too many licences. But again that`s only me. I would follow the
great number and the originators of the project even if they chose otherwise.
Regards,
Alain.
