What music belongs on IMSLP?

Post by **Yagan Kiely** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:48 am

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?

Vivaldi · Post by **Vivaldi** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:12 am

Would that be the 4 year old's parents?

Post by **Yagan Kiely** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:45 am

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...

Vivaldi · Post by **Vivaldi** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:15 am

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?

Post by **Yagan Kiely** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:26 am

Is there a law on this? I haven't heard or read one ever.

Anyway, we are a tad off topic now.

reinhold · Post by **reinhold** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:35 pm

The copyright will always be with the child, the parents can sue you in the name of the child, though.

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What music belongs on IMSLP?

Copyright is always with the person to create the piece