Scores Still on Hold?
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:57 pm
I still don't quite understand the reasoning behind blocking works like Schoenberg's Wind Quintet. If it's PD in Canada, y'all should be safe, right?
Hi,
this has been explained multiple times in these forums. The stats show that a large amount of IMSLP traffic is from the US, and IMSLP isn't currently in as strong a position with respect to possible lawsuits from US-based publishers as would be hoped (this is one of the long-term goals of the project that is being worked on). You might recall that IMSLP was off the air for nine months as a result of the Universal-Edition cease and desist? The Wind Quintet is currently blocked owing to its status under US law, not Canadian law.
Regards, Philip