[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] RE: request for information on copyright
>How does this work? Do you normally write the arrangements, THEN try to
>get permission to use them? Or do you go through a big copyright hunt,
>then when you get permission (and you've forgotten most of what you were
>going to write in your arrangement), THEN you write the piece? Is it "ok"
>to play the arrangement without permission as long as you don't make
>money from it or publish it? (I mean, is it legal....) Is an attorney
>necessary for any portion of the process?
>
>Stephanie
If you want to have your work (an arrangement) see the light of day
(performed publicly) you must get permission from the copyright holder(s)
of the composition.
In the US, you can find out more about copyrights from the Copyright Office:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/
Hope this helps!
David A. Roth
david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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