It depends on the nature of the use, the amount and substantiality used, the effect of the use on the market, and whether the use is considered transformative. There are no solid answers.
Yes, if you had a song you wanted the sheet music for you could search it on google: eg. So Much Better LEGALLY Blonde Sheet Music Or a certain instrument eg. So Much Better LEGALLY Blonde Piano If you wanted songs from the movie: eg. Perfect Day By Hoku Sheet music eg. Perfect Day By Hoku Piano ^You'd have to find out who performed the song (you could look on the legally blonde soundtrack on itunes and it tells you who performs them) If you wanted songs from the musical there is a book with sheet music for the songs: score and sheet music book Just look on the legally blonde the musical website and click on Elle's Boutique and then click music and you could buy it. Also if you go to the musical you could buy it there. Hope this helped! xx
After much searching,I was able to find a copy at the British Library.They are able to advise on Publishers so that you can apply for Copyright permission.
Legal and Free Not PossibleGenerally, you can't. When downloading anything from the Internet, legal and free generally is not possible. This is due to copyright laws. Music, games, movies and other videos, software, images, ring tones, and almost everything is copyrighted. That means that the person who holds the copyright owns what is copyrighted, much like we own our MP3's, televisions, and other tangible items. Downloading copyrighted material free is like leaving a store without paying for a CD, DVD, or any other item. Both are illegal and there are legal consequences for doing either.Even if you find a site where you can download music or other items mentioned above for free (and that list is not a complete list), in order to be legal, you must pass them up.
It certainly is ok, if you are not stealing it. A lot of music is available legally for free online. Many will disagree or think this answer is too picky. The truth is that copyright is one of the least understood and most ignored branches of law. Because you can find a way to take music for free online, that does not mean that it is ok to do it. Music is intellectual property, and that property is owned by someone or some group. In this sense it is much like a novel. There is a presumption that a writer wants to gain whatever benefit can be gained by having produced the work. Every time you take music that cannot be taken legally, you are stealing from the people who have every right to gain from their work. Copyright law is extremely complicated, especially regarding intellectual property. There are many different kinds of rights for a single piece of music, and the rights might be owned/handled by several different individuals or companies.Ask yourself: Would you walk into a store and walk out with a shirt or small electronic device without paying for it? [I hope your answer is NO!] Does the fact that you might get away with it make it ok? Clearly, obviously, not.
I hope you like music as much as I
it is a security interest held on a copyrighted property. Much like a mortgage is held on real property (your home) as collateral when you borrow money from the bank, a copyright mortgage secures debt using a copyright as collateral.
There is no preset fee structure. You would have to locate the copyright holder first. Then you would need to negotiate a license to use the material.
Unless your inclusion would qualify as "fair use" legally you cannot use any part of a copyrighted work without permission.Despite the various "urban myths" (10%, 300 words, etc) floating around there is no preset amount that you can "borrow" without seeking the proper permission from the rights holder.
Yes, if you had a song you wanted the sheet music for you could search it on google: eg. So Much Better LEGALLY Blonde Sheet Music Or a certain instrument eg. So Much Better LEGALLY Blonde Piano If you wanted songs from the movie: eg. Perfect Day By Hoku Sheet music eg. Perfect Day By Hoku Piano ^You'd have to find out who performed the song (you could look on the legally blonde soundtrack on itunes and it tells you who performs them) If you wanted songs from the musical there is a book with sheet music for the songs: score and sheet music book Just look on the legally blonde the musical website and click on Elle's Boutique and then click music and you could buy it. Also if you go to the musical you could buy it there. Hope this helped! xx
Aside from the "fair dealing" exception New Zealand Copyright law is similar to US/Aus/UK law. Legally there is no preset amount that you can "borrow" of a copyrighted work without permission.Fair dealing includes some copying for private study, research, criticism, review, and news reporting and will consider the purpose of the copying, its effect on the potential market or value of the work copied, the nature of the work, and the amount copied in relation to the whole work.
Depends on how much you borrow from it.
Nobody decides how much money the government has to borrow. When the government wants to borrow money it has to issue or create debt with the US Treasury.
You most likely will not find much popular music for your instrument for free on the web because of copyright laws. Music under copyright cannot be copied without the owner's permission. Music is protected under copyright until the composer has been dead for 100 years... after the composer has been dead for 100 years, the music is then considered to be in the public domain, and can then be used for free. That's why you can usually find folk or traditional music, like Christmas carols or church hymns, for free. The one catch with public domain music, is that if someone makes an arrangement of a public domain piece of music, their arrangement is then considered as being under copyright, which means it's also protected under copyright for 100 years. Having said all that, there are some good inexpensive arrangements that can be found with a little digging. One site to get started on, is http://www.windsorbrass.com/sheetmusic where they have a few free things, as well as some inexpensive collections of sheet music. All their arrangements can be downloaded over the internet and printed on your computer printer.
You most likely will not find much popular music for your instrument for free on the web because of copyright laws. Music under copyright cannot be copied without the owner's permission. Music is protected under copyright until the composer has been dead for 100 years... after the composer has been dead for 100 years, the music is then considered to be in the public domain, and can then be used for free. That's why you can usually find folk or traditional music, like Christmas carols or church hymns, for free. The one catch with public domain music, is that if someone makes an arrangement of a public domain piece of music, their arrangement is then considered as being under copyright, which means it's also protected under copyright for 100 years. Having said all that, there are some good inexpensive arrangements that can be found with a little digging. One site to get started on, is http://www.windsorbrass.com/sheetmusic where they have a few free things, as well as some inexpensive collections of sheet music. All their arrangements can be downloaded over the internet and printed on your computer printer.
You most likely will not find much popular music for your instrument for free on the web because of copyright laws. Music under copyright cannot be copied without the owner's permission. Music is protected under copyright until the composer has been dead for 100 years... after the composer has been dead for 100 years, the music is then considered to be in the public domain, and can then be used for free. That's why you can usually find folk or traditional music, like Christmas carols or church hymns, for free. The one catch with public domain music, is that if someone makes an arrangement of a public domain piece of music, their arrangement is then considered as being under copyright, which means it's also protected under copyright for 100 years. Having said all that, there are some good inexpensive arrangements that can be found with a little digging. One site to get started on, is http://www.windsorbrass.com/sheetmusic where they have a few free things, as well as some inexpensive collections of sheet music. All their arrangements can be downloaded over the internet and printed on your computer printer.
Not without a license from the copyright holder of the original tune, and master rights from the performer/label.
There are hundreds of sources of music, but to find something you can legally use without too much cost and hassle, Creative Commons is a good place to start; see the link below.