Copyright Notice and Disclaimer for "Geert's Ave Maria
Pages" and AveWiki.
By using or reading any part of this collection of WebPages, you indicate
that you understand, agree to and accept this statement.
The collection of HTML pages and images found on this site are copyright ©
1995-2011 by Geert Cuypers.
The MIDI and NWC files on this website are not in the public domain!
Even if the original compositions / tunes (melody and lyrics) are public
domain, our arrangements and midi sequences are not.
All information on this website was found through Internet research. The
songs and compositions themselves are therefore assumed to be in the public
domain unless otherwise stated. We either have received permission to post all
compositions that are still under copyright, or "fair usage" applies to the
posting of these files in their current presentation format. "Samples" (partial
recordings or partial depictions of scores) are a common practice on the
Internet and are considered "fair usage" in the format as used in this website.
While every attempt has been made to ensure that the information in these
pages is accurate, these files may contain defects. Among other things, these
defects may take the form of incomplete, inaccurate or corrupt data,
transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual property infringement,
or computer codes that cannot be read by your equipment /platform/ setup. The
owner of these pages cannot and does not accept any responsibility for any
losses related to the use or attempted use of this information. These pages and
files are provided to you "as-is"; no warranties of any kind, express or
implied, are made to you.
Links to my pages are welcome. This site will remain non-commercial and free
of charge as long as we can maintain it so.
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duplication and/or public performance of the work of contemporary composers
might be reserved, either by the composer or the original publisher.
Such copyrights would generally be in effect in the USA for all works
first published in the USA after 1922.
Copyright laws may differ in your country.
It is your responsibility to know the copyright laws in your country and to
comply with those laws.
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| Songs that are under copyright protection may not be reproduced or
performed without permission of the copyright owner. I will not provide
copies of copyrighted materials, unless the copyright owner has given me
express permission to do so. Scores and recordings of compositions that are
still under copyright are available for purchase through numerous external
links throughout this website. Even if there is no such link, it remains your
responsibility to find a source where you can legally purchase the score or
recording.
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| Such songs may be used privately but may not be republished for profit.
The use of files or information posted on this website for publication for
personal gain or commercial purposes is strictly prohibited.
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| The files posted on this website are for personal reference and
educational purpose only. This listing of composers is the result of an
ongoing Web-search and any files or references found on the Internet are
assumed to be in public domain for this informational, educational, and
archival purpose.
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| The posted MIDI and NWC files are not equal to and are in no way intended
to replace the scores or live recordings of the works they represent. All
performance notations and most lyrics have been removed from the MIDI file.
This way, the MIDI file by itself is insufficient for for voice practice and
performance. The original printed score is necessary.
The use of MIDI files for such purpose does not
violate copyright laws. (= "fair use")
The purpose of the MIDI files for the composer's pages is
to
correctly ID the piece and
give the visitor an idea of what this piece sounds like.
It is my experience that different soundcards and drivers interpret
performance notation differently.
For that reason, I remove all performance and volume marks from the score.
The resulting sound file will play pretty much with the same volume
throughout.
That may perhaps not be as the composer had intended, but fits the purpose
of this website to ID the piece.
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| The listing on this website of composers of
Ave Maria setting and their works represents 10 years of research and should
not be used for any other purpose than personal reference without written
permission. |
Copyright or not?
You may find one of these icons on some of the work pages. This refers to
my personal guess at the USA copyright status of the 1st edition printed
score of that song. Don't take my word for it. I could be wrong.
It remains your responsibility to comply with the copyright laws in your
country. |
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Copyrighted |
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not copyrighted = public domain |
| I do not hold myself out
as an expert in copyright law; please do not rely upon my interpretation. If
you have copyright issues, please consult a qualified attorney. |
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For more information about Copyright
law, the U.S. government maintains a
copyright site, which
I recommend. Also, you might want to read the U.S. Supreme Court
decision in the case of Elred v. Ashcroft (537 US ___, 2003), which affirms
the validity of the 1998 amendment to US Copyright law and which contains
the Court's history and understanding of US copyright law. A copy of
this decision is available at the
Supreme Court
website. Note that this law brings US law into conformance with the European
Union term adopted in 1993
A simple explanation is that the 1998
law extends copyright protection to 70 years following the death of a
known creator for works created on or after January 1, 1978.
For anonymous works, pseudonymous works, and works made for hire, the
protection is from creation to 95 years following publication, or 120 years
from creation, which ever expires first.
For works published between 1923 and 1977, the period will often be 67
years (there are exceptions).
For a good summary, see the page
Copyright Term and Public Domain in the United States.
If I have inadvertently included a song
that is under copyright, I apologize.
If you want that material removed from this site, please
email me.
I'll remove it as quickly as I can.
Offending documentation will be replaced with a link to the author's or
publisher's website (if any).
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To say all of the above in simple English: Use
it to pray or play, but not for pay.
This document is subject to change without notice.
Now playing: Ave Maria by G. Alary (1877)
Page last modified:
November 01, 2011
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