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Even if first published in 1973, the piece itself cannot be copyrighted in the United States unless that publication was made under the authority of Mercadante's heirs. Of course, the piece may have been published earlier (per the legal definition of publication). I don't know off the top of my head...

Died 1961, per Royal College of Music obituary. Also found death record. Go ahead and add.

They should be separate files, one file corresponding to each physical part, in the standard order: https://imslp.org/wiki/Template:Standar ... tral_Order

Simply put, all part PDFs should reflect a single physical part with all movements included.

If you press Menu (top right) → "Return to IMSLP wiki," this should prevent Clara from coming back again, but I will report the issue.

No, we do not need to create a placeholder page for someone whose works are not in the public domain anywhere in the world. Additionally, you are strictly prohibited from using this forum to request copies of copyrighted music.

Yes, it is fine to upload, minus the preface and any other added materials.

There was a slight bug which has been fixed

Is there an update on IMSLP policy regarding YouTube videos (not links) posted with associated scores? In this particular case Ack Varmeland, du Skona by Anders Fryxell (IMSLP692918-PMLP1109325) is just a fragment. However there is a YouTube video orchestrated and performed by Esther and Abi Ofarim...

what work page? you can also email me at [email protected]

Of course there is no legal precedent interpreting this license, because it has never, as far as I know, been litigated at all. The text of the license is quite plain, however, and you must understand that no permission is given except as expressed by the license. Also, while it is not necessarily s...

It is both of those things. Your argument is legally unsound. Being an "Adaptation" for the purposes of the license does not require creativity or originality, but includes (various types of changes) as well as "other alterations," meaning any copy which is altered in any way is ...

It has nothing to do with subscriptions. See the licensing policy: https://imslp.org/wiki/IMSLP:Licensing_Policy_and_Guidelines PRO refers to "performing rights organization." The reason why these licenses can be allowed for members of such organizations is because the rights to use them c...

Publishing the file on a website (such as IMSLP) is distribution. In any case, if we have actual permission from the copyright holder, then it is legal — though we only allow non-free licenses such as this for specifically verified PRO members; otherwise, we would require permission to release under...

You have it backwards. It's not that I need to show that typesetting falls within a limited category of prohibited derivatives; you'd need to prove that there is permission granted to distribute a typeset. You're not allowed to do ANYTHING — even basic redistribution — except according to the permis...