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Thanks. I won't use the pdf from Gallica, I wish to use the imslp scanned score in pdf format for commercial purpose, which are, in most cases, the same scores from Gallica (with chopin''s handwritten remarks). My question was about it: if I use the pdf from imslp for commercial use, is that ok, sin...

coulonnus wrote:Then what to reply to copyrighted, assuming he lives in the US?

I live in the E.U.

... so, in the middle of this mess I still don't know if I can use freely Chopin's scanned editions from Gallica or they are "fake" public domain ...

If I want to put a page of this score as cover of my CD or use it the entire score on a commercial video, why cannot do it since it is in the public domain?!

Hello, I wish to use commercialy some public domain score of Chopin's music present on imslp. On the site of Bibliothèque nationale de France there are the same identical digital score. You can download them and use it as 'fair use' but for commercial purpose you must ask their permission and pay a ...