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Author: janlynn
Date: 2008-02-21 14:18
is it ok to photo copy music for artistic purpose? I want to cover a tin with music - like rip the paper and glue the different pieces onto a tin for my clarinet teacher. If iy is ok, how do I find out her thoughts on the appropriateness of this without giving away my idea?
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2008-02-21 14:34
If it needn't be a specific piece then your safest bet is to get something off the mutopia project so that you don't violate any copyrights. (I make gift wrap paper this way)
What's in the tin? Baked beans past their shelf life? Or is it an empty one to be used eg as a pencil holder?
In any case, I wouldn't worry too much. Unless it is of questionable taste (eg ripping one of the pieces you went through together last week) I see no problem with a gift like that.
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Ben
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Author: janlynn
Date: 2008-02-21 14:37
ha ha ha - " eg ripping one of the pieces you went through together last week." made me laugh.
what is mutopia?
the tin would be an empty tin from those coffee-like mixes. or maybe i should give it to her with the mix?
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Author: Bob Phillips
Date: 2008-02-21 15:59
mutopia project is a clearing house for out-of-copyright music. Contributors transcribe the music into computer files, and they are shared. Google it.
Bob Phillips
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Author: James Langdell
Date: 2008-02-21 19:53
Or if you want a particular period look to the music typography, use older out-of-copyright sheet music, either originals or scanned copies from sites such as the Library of Congress.
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Author: ohsuzan
Date: 2008-02-21 20:05
Or, take a look at the sheet music for sale on you-know-where (eB . . .). There are sellers who list old music specifically for the purpose of scrapbooking, etc.
Come to think of it, I've got some in that category of disrepair that I'd be glad to send you gratis -- seriously! If you're not concerned about the thematic nature of the music and just want some old stuff to decoupage, drop me a line!
Susan
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Author: C2thew
Date: 2008-02-21 23:19
I honestly don't think that the composer will be alerted through electrical signals from your photocopying machine indicating that his/her piece has been copied. I mean your looking at this as a global offense which it is not. your situation is personal, you can do whatever you want if it's just going to be an art project.
if you were copying it to resell, that would be a copyright issue. your teacher will love your tin box! send some pictures when you finish it
Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. they are but improved means to an unimproved end, an end which was already but too easy to arrive as railroads lead to Boston to New York
-Walden; Henry Thoreau
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Author: Jaysne
Date: 2008-02-22 14:08
> if you were copying it to resell, that would be a copyright
> issue.
That's wrong. The fact that the music is being copied--for any reason--means that it is not being bought, which means the composer is not getting the royalties due her/him.
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Author: GeorgeL ★2017
Date: 2008-02-22 15:18
As I understand the question, you want to copy a portion of a sheet of music, chop it into pieces, paste the pieces in an artistic fashion on the outer surface of an empty can, and give the can to your teacher.
In the copyright world, the issue is whether or not you have a 'fair use'.
You can Google 'copyright' and 'fair use' to see what it means, but the bottom line is that your project almost certainly is a fair use of the music, and is not an infringement of the music's copyright.
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Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2008-02-22 16:07
If you aren't going to a commercial copy store and do it on your own, don't sell it, etc -
who cares.............. It's about as illegal as going 3 miles over the speed limit.
Being real here. If you were selling your artwork on Ebay that may be another story, but in your case it's really a nevermind.
http://www.SkypeClarinetLessons.com
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