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Melodia wrote: ↑Sat Jan 23, 2021 1:11 pm The fact they 'intended to make profit on it' has no bearing on if something is PD or not. The beauty of PD is that ANYONE is allowed to profit off it.

Very good point.

Since I'm on the topic of learning more about copyright, I thought I would ask about this one, too: For the centennial of the premiere of Rite of Spring, Boosey released a facsimile edition of handwritten full and piano reduction scores in his and his copyists handwriting. I borrowed a copy of this ...

Sallen and Carolus, Thank you so much for your insightful answers. I have been learning more and more, and your information definitely helps. I guess my concern was in this case that I wasn't sure if what I had would be considered a reprint or a new edition. I could tell that the parts weren't engra...

Hi there! I'm pretty new to the world of copyright and find some of the rules to be far from simple, and usually just wait for something to be available on IMSLP, but I decided to stop waiting and buy copies of the oboe parts (oboe I, oboe II, English horn, and Hecklephone) to Salome (the complete o...