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Re: Licensing of old out-of-copyright facsimiles?

From: Mike Linksvayer <ml AT creativecommons.org>
To: Discussion on the Creative Commons license drafts <cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: Licensing of old out-of-copyright facsimiles?
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 11:33:18 -0800

Erik Sandberg wrote:

I am doing some noncommercial work on typesetting old music, based on
facsimiles
of out-of-copyright notes (see www.mutopiaproject.org). Right now, I am in
contact with a library which has a collection of handwritten scores from the
18th century.

[...]

Now I am also interested in sharing these facsimiles over Internet, so that
other people can help me by proofreading my score. Now the library refuses to
release their facsimiles as Public Domain

Does the library really get to claim copyright on photocopies (I'm assuming that's what "fascimiles" means) of public domain material?

IANAL,
Mike

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Licensing of old out-of-copyright facsimiles?, Erik Sandberg, 12/13/2004
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  - Re: Licensing of old out-of-copyright facsimiles?, Rob Myers, 12/13/2004
- RE: Licensing of old out-of-copyright facsimiles?, Judith Combs, 12/14/2004
  - RE: Licensing of old out-of-copyright facsimiles?, Branko Collin, 12/14/2004
  - RE: Licensing of old out-of-copyright facsimiles?, Greg London, 12/14/2004
    - RE: Licensing of old out-of-copyright facsimiles?, Judith Combs, 12/14/2004
      - RE: Licensing of old out-of-copyright facsimiles?, Greg London, 12/14/2004
        
        RE: Licensing of old out-of-copyright facsimiles?, Greg London, 12/14/2004
        
        RE: Licensing of old out-of-copyright facsimiles?, Judith Combs, 12/17/2004