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Thread #148949   Message #3500003
Posted By: GUEST,leeneia
07-Apr-13 - 08:32 AM
Thread Name: Tune Add: Jesus Christ the Apple Tree from 1805
Subject: RE: Tune Add: JC the Appletree from 1805
True, he does not hold copyright. Copyright exists to reward 'creative effort,' and merely reprinting what someone else composed is not creative effort. In addition, those who composed these songs before 1805 have lost their copyright because so much time has passed.