I have just acquired a copy of 6 Lieder Op.1 by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel. It appears to be an unedited and un-altered facsimile of an 1846 edition by Bote & Bock (plate no. B. et B. 1046). It is reprinted by Bote & Bock in 1985 and carries a copyright notice to that effect on the first page.
Is this a fake copyright notice and can the work be uploaded (without the notice)? I cannot see anything in the work that would indicate that any changes or editorial work has been done.
AJ
Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, Lieder Op.1
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Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, Lieder Op.1
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Re: Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, Lieder Op.1
The short answer is "yes." If there are no contributions of an original nature by an editor, they have no business making a copyright claim.