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This isn't true. Replaying public domain music through mechanical means adds no creativity to the work, and thus has no copyrightable elements.
by shakethemonkey 7y ago
This isn't true. Replaying public domain music through mechanical means adds no creativity to the work, and thus has no copyrightable elements.
- est31 7y agoFor reference: this was specified in article 14 of the new EU copyright directive. One of the few good changes in it: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32019L0790&from=EN#d1e1354-92-1 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CEL...
- empressplay 7y agoThe type and timbre of the instrument used, the speed and volume of playback, any post-processing decisions, etc. are all creative choices and thus can make a resulting work copyrightable. Be careful using generic music from the Internet.