29/05/08 21:53
The
International Music Score Library Project was a repository of more
than 15,000 musical scores that are in the public domain here in
Canada. I was forced to close the site due to circumstance after
receiving lawsuit threats from music publishers that do not want
the public domain to exist. The immediate threat was from Universal
Edition, a publisher in Austria. Whereas copyright in Canada lasts
until 50 years after the author's death, copyright in Austria lasts
20 years longer. Universal Edition threatened to sue me, perhaps in
Canada or perhaps in Austria, for violating Austrian law. There is
no reason why Austrian law should apply to this site in Canada, but
as a student I did not have the resources to resist even an absurd
threat from a company with money to pay lawyers to attack
music.
from: imslp.wikidot.com
The
IMSLP is hopefully going to be back online soon. Such an
invaluable resource for music study.
08/12/07 00:26
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:29:37
+0100
From: Stockhausen-Stiftung
Subject: Stockhausen Farewell / IMPORTANT PRESS RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE
The composer
Karlheinz Stockhausen passed away on December
5th 2007 at his home in Kuerten-Kettenberg and will be buried in
the Waldfriedhof (forest cemetery) in Kuerten.
Memorial
Booklet
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