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G.Schirmer edition copyright question
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:00 am
by Chopin
Hello!
I have beethoven piano sonatas and in the first page it's says "Copyright renewal assigned 1923" does it mean that it's not public domain?
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:41 am
by Yagan Kiely
Copyright renewal is only for the US, and pieces published before 1923 are PD there. I'm not sure whether the edition is PD in Canada.
how can i check it?
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:43 am
by Chopin
how can i check it?
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:52 pm
by Yagan Kiely
Who is the editor and when did they die? Otherwise, wait for someone more educated with scores.
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:58 pm
by Carolus
That's the old Hans von Bulow-Siegmund Lebert edition originally issued in 1894-95. It's public domain worldwide.
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:21 pm
by Chopin
so you are sure i can upload it?
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:01 pm
by Yagan Kiely
Yes.