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Copyright assignment (i.e., transfer of copyright) is not relevant to determining status.

The disambiguation tag can use any string. In a case like this, the category name should be something like, instead of Bach, Johann Christoph , Bach, Johann Christoph @Ohrdruf^ or similar. The @ and ^ mark the disambiguation tag. This is entered in LinkPerson templates as value 5 (e.g., {{LinkDed|Jo...

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Even if first published in 1973, the piece itself cannot be copyrighted in the United States unless that publication was made under the authority of Mercadante's heirs. Of course, the piece may have been published earlier (per the legal definition of publication). I don't know off the top of my head...

Died 1961, per Royal College of Music obituary. Also found death record. Go ahead and add.

They should be separate files, one file corresponding to each physical part, in the standard order: https://imslp.org/wiki/Template:Standar ... tral_Order

Simply put, all part PDFs should reflect a single physical part with all movements included.

If you press Menu (top right) → "Return to IMSLP wiki," this should prevent Clara from coming back again, but I will report the issue.

No, we do not need to create a placeholder page for someone whose works are not in the public domain anywhere in the world. Additionally, you are strictly prohibited from using this forum to request copies of copyrighted music.

Yes, it is fine to upload, minus the preface and any other added materials.

There was a slight bug which has been fixed

Is there an update on IMSLP policy regarding YouTube videos (not links) posted with associated scores? In this particular case Ack Varmeland, du Skona by Anders Fryxell (IMSLP692918-PMLP1109325) is just a fragment. However there is a YouTube video orchestrated and performed by Esther and Abi Ofarim...

what work page? you can also email me at dbmiller@imslp.org

Of course there is no legal precedent interpreting this license, because it has never, as far as I know, been litigated at all. The text of the license is quite plain, however, and you must understand that no permission is given except as expressed by the license. Also, while it is not necessarily s...

It is both of those things. Your argument is legally unsound. Being an "Adaptation" for the purposes of the license does not require creativity or originality, but includes (various types of changes) as well as "other alterations," meaning any copy which is altered in any way is ...