[linux-audio-user] Specifying the license when posting music?

[Brad Fuller]

tim hall wrote:

>On Friday 19 August 2005 23:20, Shayne O'Connor wrote:
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>>out of
>>interest, does posting a link with explicit permission to download (ie
>>copy) a song, give up any copyrights *in that instance* ? because you
>>are, in effect, lifting some of those implied copyright restrictions
>>(otherwise it would be against the law to make a copy of it, wouldn't it?).
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>I honestly don't think that is the case. Explicit permission to copy the song 
>doesn't in and of itself give away 'copyright' - it only means that people 
>downloading the piece are not breaking the law as they have been given 
>specific permission to do that by the author. AFAIU the author does not lose 
>copyright until it is signed away under a formal agreement. 'copyright' is 
>the right right to control who can copy the piece as opposed to the right to 
>make copies as such. Just don't sign anything in a hurry at the airport!
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That's right. The copyright holder has to specifically sign away their 
ownership.

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