"Of course there are copyright issues. Copyright automatically belongs to the composer" - Pavane

Of course! Please excuse my poor terminology. The distinction that I meant to make was that it would not be a posting of a track from a CD which would definitely not be legal. It would have to be an exceptional midi file to be considered a "public performance" and entertainment value in it's own right.

Thank you all for your advice. I certainly agree that courtesy costs nothing and it is how I would normally do things. I guess I was thinking of the situation of the writer and/or arrangers being on tour (which is the case at present) and not able to reply straight away. During the delay the moment in the forum thread would be lost. Not to worry - it's all hypothetical anyway.

Thank you
Mal