A question.
So I recently wanted to print a score to use for my recital, but I am not sure if I can do it due to copyright. So basically my question is 'Can I print a score that somebody has made."
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See: https://musescore.org/en/node/292254
It's always a thorny matter.
You sure can. What might be illegal is publishing, uploading, but downloading and printing sure is not.
In reply to You sure can. What might be… by Jojo-Schmitz
...and performing?
The reason I ask is that I've read that BMI (and other performing rights organizations) have been sending representatives to venues which were once considered free, and opening cans of worms regarding royalties to unknown/long-dead composers.
https://thesession.org/discussions/43841
In reply to ...and performing? by toffle
Not sure what you mean "venues which were once considered free". The link you posted talks about an ordinary restaurant/bar. No way have those ever been considered "free", they are exactly the sort of businesses that are required to pay license fees for live music - assuming there is licensed music being performed. If it's literally all a century or more old, or originals by the bands performing, then BMI won't have a leg to stand on, but likely they did their homework and showed up to listen and check on the songs performed and determined that some licensed material was performed.
Most likely none of that applies to a recital in a music school, though. Whatever license fees they might owe they probably take care of. Something to check with the administration. It could be they only need to pay fees for "sync" - theater productions etc.
In reply to Not sure what you mean … by Marc Sabatella
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Forget I asked.
In reply to Not sure what you mean … by Marc Sabatella
Unfortunately, a music school should know better. Copyright is such a sticky thing. Chances are you'll be OK. But, in general, if you didn't write it and didn't buy/have permission to the rights to arrange it and/or perform it, you are out of luck. I don't necessarily agree with it. That's the way it is. There are general license fees that, for example, churches pay, but they don't cover everything.
In reply to ...and performing? by toffle
Performing too, but not in public, there you have to pay royalties