Please do not reply directly to this email. All additional comments should be made in the comments box of this bug. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454215 --- Comment #11 from Thomas Moschny <thomas.moschny@xxxxxx> 2008-09-02 14:27:54 EDT --- (In reply to comment #10) > What is the legal concern here? Do you just want me to do a general audit on > the package? In short: yes. Long answer: Even after talking to upstream, the legal status of some files remains unclear to me, especially that of the .mdi and .ski files. Quoting Gary Scavone, one of the authors: "... I think there should be no issue with the .ski files because most were originally created by Perry Cook himself. It is possible a few were created by Craig Sapp's MIDI to SKINI converter from MIDI files (though only Bach pieces). As for the MIDI files, I downloaded a few over time, like the bach fugue. I think the copyright notice you see there (David Huron) is for the software that was used to do the MIDI to SKINI conversion. Bach's music is clearly no longer copyright protected. So, if there's any issue, it _might_ be the tango, but I don't know if that has an author. Worst case ... just delete the tango file, since the other stuff is Bach and the rights are clear. ..." While the music (composition) itself might not be copyright protected anymore, a certain performance might be, I think. There are three midi files: - bwv772.mid has a notice that says the harpsichord was played by John Sankey. Here's his copyright notice: http://www.sankey.ws/copyright.html. - tango.mid has "Copyright 1996 R Finley", might be that one: http://www.classicalarchives.com/info/tango.txt. - jesu.mid has "Copyright (C) 1992 MTA All rights reserved." I don't know who/what MTA is. Not sure what to do about these three files, and I think some of the .ski files might be problematic as well. Easiest solution would be to simply remove all of them. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug. _______________________________________________ Fedora-package-review mailing list Fedora-package-review@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-package-review