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Many thanks for a clear and logical explanation. I think it's a shame that the US law manages to affect transactions which, from my point of view, don't involve the US, but I well understand the need to guard the project against mischievous litigation.

I was a little angry Not sure of the need to be angry. I fully accept the restrictions that IMSLP is operating under, especially given the diversity of copyright laws across the globe. I also understand the responsibility of the end user not to break whichever copyright laws apply to them, and I ac...

OK, thanks for the clarification. Wasn't trying to pick faults, and I accept the mistake about Tournemire's date of death. Just didn't understand why US law was invoked when the IMSLP's own copyright page states that it follows Canadian copyright law.

Hello - also very interested in Tournemire's L'Orgue Mystique for research purposes - the work is almost impossible to get access to in the UK. Despite previous replies on this topic I still don't understand why L'Orgue Mystique is blocked. The work was published in France, scanned and uploaded in P...