Copyright Infringement
Could someone please explain how a piano arrangement by Louis Brassin (1840-1884) of a J. S. Bach composition for organ can NOT be in the public domain? My transcription score of his piano arrangement of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor has been "taken down" due to a copyright infringement complaint. I tried the link provided in the email notification to protest the action but that process hangs up on the final "Continue" after the protest reason (In the public domain) is checked. I sent a message via "Contact Us" to musescore.com about this matter but have received no response.
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It got taken down on musescore.com, this here is musescore.org. You need to ask/complain there, not here
In reply to It got taken down on… by Jojo-Schmitz
As I stated above I have tried to contact musescore.com to ask/complain/protest but have received no response.
In reply to As I stated above I have… by hmscomp
I think you'll have to be patient (a lot) because of the continuous implementations of .com which take up the resources of the Team.
In reply to As I stated above I have… by hmscomp
Still this is the only way to go, those folks don't read along here. And the people reading here can't help with this.
Just upload it again...
BTW: while the composer and the arranger and their heirs most probably don't have any copyrights anymore, the publisher might (or might have claimed, whether rightfully or not). Just check your original, the sheets you transribed from.
OTOH IMSLP lists it as public domain: https://imslp.org/wiki/Transcription_-Bach:_Toccata_and_Fugue_in_D_Minor(BWV_565)_(Brassin,_Louis)
In reply to Still this is the only way… by Jojo-Schmitz
The IMSLP declaration that the arrangement was in the public domain was my argument to musescore.com. What I am seeking here is not "help" but maybe someone here knows an explanation. The subject of copyright has been discussed here many times. I just find it odd that with so many current, popular songs (e.g. Bohemian Rhapsody with over a million views) on the site, that a composition hundreds of years old was targeted.
In reply to The IMSLP declaration that… by hmscomp
MuseScore.com has agreements in place with several publishers, so I guess Bohemian Rhapsody is covered by that. No idea who claimed copyright for your upload, nor why, only the folks at musescore.com can tell.
So contact support@musescore.com (again), or ask in https://musescore.com/groups/improving-musescore-com/
Or just upload it (or make public) again...
Hmm, maybe you claimed copyright on this, by accident, rather than putting it into public domain?
Like your Dvořák "Rêverie", or your Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4, 3rd Mvmt (Arr. for 2 pianos), where I don't think you own the rights, but published it with "All rights reserved"
In reply to MuseScore.com has agreements… by Jojo-Schmitz
Ah ha! This helps. As usual my ignorance/carelessness is the root of the problem. It looks like I have a lot of updating to do. Thank you.
In reply to Ah ha! This helps. As usual… by hmscomp
This so far is just a theory though
In reply to MuseScore.com has agreements… by Jojo-Schmitz
@JoJo: very good.
:)
In reply to MuseScore.com has agreements… by Jojo-Schmitz
Duplicate.