Shostakovich - Copyright

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

IMSLP (see original post) is Canadian, so is under Canadian law, which is still life + 50 years. However, if they publish something that is still copyright elsewhere (at least, in a country where someone might take action ) then they could be liable if it can be accessed in such a place. Shostakovitch had many publishers (Boosey & Hawkes, for instance) who will try to enforce their right to life + 70 years.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I believe this, rather than any musical reasons, is why Stravinsky produced (and copyrighted worldwide) the 1947 editions of his major Russian period works. Although opinion is divided on the merits of the 1947 Petrushka where the changes are major[I]vis-a-visI] the 1911 version, most critics greatly prefer Stravinsky's originals.

Which rather suggests that the 1947 is by far the better version

Devilment aside, the Petrushka revision is in a different class from those of Firebird or Le Sacre - valid in its own right, and certainly giving insights about the composer's development in the thirty-six years since he'd originally conceived the work.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

But Happy Birthday To You is still in copyright, both in the USA and Europe. The owner renewed the copyright, so it didn't lapse in 1923. Patty Hill (who wrote it) died in 1946. So it will be out of copyright in Europe from New Year's Day, 1917. No doubt the Americans will manage to keep it for much longer.[/

Don"t forget about Mildred.

[Pabmusic]

Don"t forget about Mildred.

I'm afraid I always do. I just can't help it. Anno domini, I suppose...

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

And Mildred was the composer.

[Pabmusic]

And Mildred was the composer.

And she admitted it??

[Bryn]

Let us not forget Stravinsky's own copyright infringement re. Émile Spencer's La Jambe en bois. which he quotes in all versions of Petrushka, and eventually had to pay royalties for. Frank Zappa got a double whammy for that when he made is own arrangement of the relevant section of Petrushka for his band.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

And she admitted it??

No but Mildred was the pianist/composer, not Pattie.

Happy Birthday, as we sing it, is only half of the complete song. I would quote it in full, but it's in copyright.