How to make my musescore sheet on musescore.com free to download?
Is there a way for me to allow anyone to download my sheet music in musescore.com without them having to pay for pro? I'm not sure how this mostly works
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You might get more accurate answers by asking your question over on that platform (see https://musescore.org/en/faq#faq-20657).
From what I gather you can only lift download restrictions if your upload is an "original composition" or in the public domain.
If the score is still under active copyright, then no, you don't have the rights to give it away for free.
In reply to You might get more accurate… by jeetee
so if i remove all copyright on my score, even if it isnt an original composition but instead an arrangement; i can allow others to freely download it, right?
In reply to so if i remove all copyright… by Ragment
If it's an arrangement of a copyrighted work, you can't remove copyright from it (not legally at least) as the copyright remains with the original work unless you've gotten written permission to manage these rights for your arrangement.
In reply to so if i remove all copyright… by Ragment
If it is an arangement of a Public Doman piece, then your arrangment might have your copyright of its own.
Darn good question. I seem to be really dense about this .COM / Pro subscription thing. When last month (Oct 2022) I purchased a Pro subscription, somehow I {got the impression} my entirely original sheet music couldn't be downloaded except by .COM users who had the Pro subscription. Note: {got the impression}
I had some back-and-forth with .COM account support about this. In the end, I REBUILT my personal, music-centered website so it would unquestionably, concretely allow anybody to download my sheet music, no matter what rigamarole there is about the .COM / Pro repository. That way, if a user (Pro or NOT) on the .COM website sees my music --- and they CANNOT download my stuff, I give them clear instructions how to download FREELY from https://www.gandsnut.net
I have not cancelled my Pro subscription because I choose to financially support the whole MuseScore effort. I would have RATHER not had to rebuild my personal website, but, hey, anybody who finds my sheet music completely OUTSIDE the MuseScore world, will be able to see, and listen to my compositions...
In reply to Darn good question. I seem… by Are Jayem
Non-pro users can download your music for free as well (if you have downloads allowed for the score) but they do need to be logged in into a free account. Anonymous users can't.
In reply to Non-pro users can download… by jeetee
Geeze... I wonder if MuseScore .COM account support understands this distinction....... If they DON'T, somebody should school them on this. The aspect of anonymous site users never came up in my email conversation with support.