Are the default Sound Fonts in MuseScore 2.1.0 copyright owned by anybody outside the MuseScore project?
I'm trying to figure out why one of my videos is being claimed for simply featuring sounds from MuseScore 2.1.0 and I'm not making any sense of the situation.
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In case you are talking about the ContentID on youtube, claims will not happen because of the soundfont used, but rather on properties such as melody matching, audio fingerprinting, and various other matching algorithms. If you believe the claim is a false positive, post a counter notice via YouTube's copyright center.
In reply to In case you are talking… by Thomas
Okay, but anyway they(on YouTube) did it because of a sound that was played by the default sounds present in MuseScore 2.1.0.
There is another question I have regarding what I should reply to them. Since I'm screen capturing my MuseScore 2.1.0 window I'm wondering also if I have the right to waive my video as CC0 1.0 Universal or if it could be considered that "I have a license or permission from the proper rights holder to use this material."
MuseScore is licensed under the GPL so I'm allowed to use the program. What I create is not source code but music and sounds(although the sounds are based on FluidR3Mono_GM.sf3 which is MIT licensed + probably the code in MuseScore that handles that file). For me this is complicated.
Though I'm also streaming the graphical window of how MuseScore 2 2.1.0 looks like graphically. Am I allowed to waive such a video under "CC0 1.0" or by doing that or claiming that, I'd potentially violate the copyright to your project or parts of it?
For now to avoid the uncertainty I'll probably not stream anything containing graphics from MuseScore 2 to play safe. I don't feel I can safely press "I have a license or permission from the proper rights holder to use this material." without getting some input from community members of this project about what you think.
Maybe I am violating your copyright?
In reply to Okay, but anyway they(on… by zczero
@zczero see https://musescore.org/en/faq#faq-20202
In reply to @zczero see https:/… by Thomas
> Can I use MuseScore commercially?
>
> Yes, you can.
>
> MuseScore does not impose any ownership or license on your work, whether it's sheet music, exported
> audio files or the .mscz files themselves. What you make is entirely your own creation and you decide
> what to do with it.
Thanks, I also noticed that was part of the faq since about 3 years ago(IA Wayback Machine). That explains part of it, though does that include footage of YouTube streams? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQHFKqd10Ik&t=8m36s was part of my stream and included graphics of the user interface of the program. Is that also supposed to be included in the "Can I use MuseScore commercially?" or is that just considered fair use?
Thank you for your time.
In reply to In case you are talking… by Thomas
I'd do a counter notice if there was no legal uncertainty regarding the footage of MuseScore 2. I know you've been clear about that the music is 100% whatever copyright license/waiver I choose but my counterclaim about the footage being my copyright would be legally challenged in a court of law so I really can't do anything about it. I think ALIBI has won this case.
Reg. Soundfont license see https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/blob/master/share/sound/FluidR3M…
In reply to See https://github.com… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thank you. After some research I found that exact page. MIT Licensed. The problem is probably YouTube being overly sensitive about copyright that it spams many YouTube videos about copyright violations, even when something may contain only 1 note and some silence. I'm sorry I had to bother you like this but now I've found out what this was about. I think it's a false positive caused by some faulty bot programs that are running on YouTube to catch copyright violations. Sorry for this
In reply to Thank you. After some… by zczero
Personally I think this is a worthwhile thread. THanks for posting.