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Posted: **Fri Aug 01, 2008 4:17 pm**

I read more about copyfraud, and while the false copyright statements are not illegal, anyone who misrepresents that material is infringing is liable for any damages ($ 512f) (see here). That's a little reassuring.

Posted: **Fri Aug 01, 2008 4:21 pm**

I don't really understand that, I'm afraid. Could you clarify a bit?

Posted: **Sat Aug 02, 2008 4:12 am**

ras1 wrote:I've been removing all the logos. It seems like a pretty dirty trick to sell PD music, and say on the CD that "by opening these files you agree not to remove the logos or copy them." They also claim to have added "many editorial additions," but I've compared with the original B&H score for a couple of the pieces, and that's absolutely false. They were identical.

I think these are just scare tactics. They may add watermarks, logos, headers or footers. But as long as no alterations are being made to the actual music itself, they can't claim copyright if the music was already PD.

Posted: **Sat Aug 02, 2008 4:46 am**

they do have some stravinsky and schoenberg which i believe are non-public domain? i assume they had to have gotten permission for those?

Posted: **Sat Aug 02, 2008 5:12 am**

It depends. Works by Stravinsky and Shostakovich which are published before 1923 are PD in the United States.

Posted: **Sat Aug 02, 2008 8:50 am**

ras1 wrote:I don't really understand that, I'm afraid. Could you clarify a bit?

Companies that send C&D letters or threats knowing that the work in question is not infringed, can be sued for paying damages. It happened to Diebold: http://www.eff.org/cases/online-policy-group-v-diebold

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