bogus CC0 marking on recording?
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 5:02 pm
On this page:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Fanfares_et_Simp ... an-Joseph)
there are two recordings that show "Creative Commons Zero" as the copyright. But it seems doubtful this correct. I am not at all an expert on copyright, but my understanding is that only the copyright holder can grant the permissions included in CC0. But there is no indication that has happened. The publisher is shown as "Erato 1956". According to Wikipedia, Erato was eventually acquired by Warner Music Group, so I would assume they own the copyright. I can't find anything on their website that suggests they have released any recordings under CC0 (which would be very surprising!). So what is the meaning of that Creative Commons Zero label? (Also, on the file info page for these two audio files, at the bottom it says "Content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License", which is not CC0.)
It may be this recording is PD in some countries (though not in the U.S., as stated in the listing). But then there is no copyright holder (under the local laws) so no one to declare it CC0.
https://imslp.org/wiki/Fanfares_et_Simp ... an-Joseph)
there are two recordings that show "Creative Commons Zero" as the copyright. But it seems doubtful this correct. I am not at all an expert on copyright, but my understanding is that only the copyright holder can grant the permissions included in CC0. But there is no indication that has happened. The publisher is shown as "Erato 1956". According to Wikipedia, Erato was eventually acquired by Warner Music Group, so I would assume they own the copyright. I can't find anything on their website that suggests they have released any recordings under CC0 (which would be very surprising!). So what is the meaning of that Creative Commons Zero label? (Also, on the file info page for these two audio files, at the bottom it says "Content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License", which is not CC0.)
It may be this recording is PD in some countries (though not in the U.S., as stated in the listing). But then there is no copyright holder (under the local laws) so no one to declare it CC0.