Are Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, etc. pieces in the public domain? My music teacher at school tells me they aren't, the copyrights belong to their families. Google tells me otherwise, Google tells me that anything before 19?? was in the public domain. I was thinking that if they are in the public domain, I could use them as music placeholders in a video game. So, are old classical music pieces in the public domain?
EDIT: Anybody wondering who is going to play it..... I would use a synthesizer
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Are Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, etc. pieces in the public domain? My music teacher at school tells me they aren't, the copyrights belong to their families. Google tells me otherwise, Google tells me that anything before 19?? was in the public domain. I was thinking that if they are in the public domain, I could use them as music placeholders in a video game. So, are old classical music pieces in the public domain?
I live in the US... so US info would be the the most helpful
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Depends on where you live and who played it. But why music placeholders? Just keep the game's soundtrack, there is a thing called quotation right which should apply to YouTube videos and Let's Play series.
Placeholders to a game I make... not a different game
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They are considerably old enough to be in the public domain. I'm pretty sure it's one of the reasons their work is included on PCs to serve as sample music.
EDIT: Anybody wondering who is going to play it..... I would use a synthesizer
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yes they are in the public dormain
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I live in the US... so US info would be the the most helpful
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Placeholders to a game I make... not a different game
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You will stop reading this signature.
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