[OSM-legal-talk] Does importing data give you a copyright?

Rob Myers rob at robmyers.org
Thu Sep 16 09:02:17 BST 2010


On 09/16/2010 02:19 AM, Dave F. wrote:
> On 16/09/2010 01:12, John Smith wrote:
>> This happens all the time, new CDs are released of out of copyright
>> music that copy is then re-protected.
>
> Would that protection only apply to the physical characteristics of the
> CD, such as printed inlay sleeves?

Sometimes, although the copyright notice will carefully never say this.

A copyright might be claimed on the collection, or (in jurisdictions 
with low originality thresholds) on the clean-up or re-mix of the old 
recordings.

 > Does the music not remain in the public domain?

The original, individual, unmodified pieces of music remain in the 
public domain.

(IANAL, TINLA.)

- Rob.



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