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They don't own the piece. Anyone is allowed to transcribe the old piece for themselves, and then own the transcription they created.
by gjsman-1000 2y ago
They don't own the piece. Anyone is allowed to transcribe the old piece for themselves, and then own the transcription they created.
- mort96 2y agoSame difference. It makes 0 sense that they own anything played based on the transcription for 160 years.
- immibis 2y agoIrrelevant. All playbacks of the piece will be copyright-struck, regardless of the transcription used.
- Manuel_D 2y agoBut there'd be a finite number of ways to transcribe a piece. This someone would be able to claim the only ways to faithfully play the original public domain piece.
- gjsman-1000 2y agoIn that case, the law is not incompatible with you both owning your own transcriptions, even if they are identical. You might need some proof that you created your own if sued, but that's the copyright system.
- ipaddr 2y agoWhy not copy and say it's independently created? It does make it incompatible.