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jad0295
New Member
USA
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 Posted - 01 February 2010 : 04:57:20 AM
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| If I saw a public domain version of a rock song online, and it was written for piano, and I arranged it for string orchestra, could I claim it was my Arrangement? |
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qccowboy
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Canada
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Posted - 01 February 2010 : 05:22:20 AM
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technically, there is no such thing as a "public domain rock song".
but if you make an arrangement of a public domain piece of music, yes, you may claim it is your arrangement.
you have copyright on any arrangement you make of a piece, but ONLY on the arrangement. you can't suddenly ;ay claim to a piece and stop others from making their own version of it.
you would also have to make a substantial contribution to changes brought to the piece to claim a copyright. simply setting it in whatever version you found it, note-for-note, would probably not be enough to grant you any form of copyright. you would more than likely need to change some aspects of it, like harmony. |
"Writing music to be revolutionary is like cooking to be famous: Music’s main function is not revolution. – Alan Belkin "
"String Quartet: noun. a good violinist, a bad violinist, an ex-violinist, and someone who hates violinists, getting together to complain about composers."
Michel R. Edward
compositeur
Crabtree, Québec
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Edited by - qccowboy on 01 February 2010 05:26:25 AM |
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Public Doman Arranging
