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#IMSLP PETRUCCI MUSIC LIBRARY FREE PUBLIC DOMAIN FULL#
All works published 1964-1977 have been renewed automatically and enjoy a full term of 95 years after first publication provided notice and eligibility requirements were met. ‡(US:Proof of non-renewal and NIE ( Notice of Intent to Enforce a Restored Copyright) status applies mainly to works published 1926-1963. † (Extremely Rare Exception: certain foreign works published after 1909 might be protected in the western US states under the jurisdiction of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals.)Ĭopyright on the composition and publication if author known, first published after 1925 Author's death Under nearly all life-plus XX years statutes, this refers to the last surviving author.Ĭopyright on the composition and publication if author known, first published before 1926 Author's death The term "author" refers to either the composer, an orchestrator or arranger, an editor of a non-urtext edition, or an author of text which was set to music by the composer. While works in the Canadian public domain that remain protected in the US are allowed for inclusion in the archive, it is possible that scanning and uploading such a work could constitute a violation of the US law for those who reside in the US.
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The copyright claim can usually be found on the bottom of the first page of a score. This is known as copy-fraud, and despite the claim, the work is in the public domain. Some groups will re-print public domain editions with no new editing and write "copyright 20XX" even though the work does not qualify for copyright protection. The work is public domain (except for the new title page and cover) because reprinting of public domain works does not qualify for copyright.
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These US-only public domain works are hosted separately by IMSLP-US, but are searchable from this site. Works published before 1926 are public domain in the US, but may not be in Canada and other countries. In most cases this applies retrospectively, unless the work was already public domain in the country where it was first published when either treaty was signed.
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Only works first published in countries that are members of the WTO or Berne Convention are subject to copyright in Canada. To simplify, Canadian copyright expires 50 years after the death of the composer or other author. IMSLP follows Canadian copyright laws because the main IMSLP servers are physically hosted in Canada. 5 Copyright Laws by Country or Territory.3 Composers who will enter the public domain in the next few years.2.3 Posthumous Publication (Editio princeps).