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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:48 am
by Yagan Kiely
Anyway, I wonder what when the first user starts submitting his 4-year-old kid's first compositions to IMSLP. It's bound to happen at some point. Christ, when I think about some of my own first compositions...
Who owns the copyright of a 4yo's pieces?
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:12 am
by Vivaldi
Would that be the 4 year old's parents?
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:45 am
by Yagan Kiely
Where do you draw the line though? At 7 is it the child's copyright? A 15yo should own his or hers copyright surely. 10? 13? It is certainly the child's own creative work at 4 (well probably), but who controls it...
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:15 am
by Vivaldi
Good question. I suppose at 4 years old, a child is too young to be aware of his right to claim copyright for his own compositions. Maybe 12?
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:26 am
by Yagan Kiely
Is there a law on this? I haven't heard or read one ever.
Anyway, we are a tad off topic now.
Copyright is always with the person to create the piece
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:35 pm
by reinhold
The copyright will always be with the child, the parents can sue you in the name of the child, though.