Comment by altmanaltman
1 day ago
Chopin's music is in the public domain and can be shared without licensing. Only particular recordings of the music are copyrighted/licensed by artists/labels.
1 day ago
Chopin's music is in the public domain and can be shared without licensing. Only particular recordings of the music are copyrighted/licensed by artists/labels.
There's two issues with that. Sometimes people publishing sheet music alter it and then they can claim copyright. Second is that that old original sheet music can be illegible to modern musicians – it has evolved over time.