Submission + - Complete Mozart Works Now Free
An anonymous reader writes: According to Reuters:
"Mozart's year-long 250th birthday party is ending on a high note with the musical scores of his complete works available from Monday for the first time free on the Internet."
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?typ e=internetNews&storyID=2006-12-11T185118Z_01_L1180 4081_RTRUKOC_0_US-ARTS-MUSIC-MOZART.xml
Although most classical music is obviously too old to be under copyright, the rights to specific editions of pieces are owned by the publishers. Now, the International Mozart Foundation has acquired the right to publish the prestigious New Mozart Edition of every Mozart work on the internet. The response has been so overwhelming that the Foundation has been forced to increase their server capacity.
One small step for digital rights:
http://dme.mozarteum.at/
"Mozart's year-long 250th birthday party is ending on a high note with the musical scores of his complete works available from Monday for the first time free on the Internet."
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?ty
Although most classical music is obviously too old to be under copyright, the rights to specific editions of pieces are owned by the publishers. Now, the International Mozart Foundation has acquired the right to publish the prestigious New Mozart Edition of every Mozart work on the internet. The response has been so overwhelming that the Foundation has been forced to increase their server capacity.
One small step for digital rights:
http://dme.mozarteum.at/
