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by Witold
Thu Oct 25, 2007 4:04 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: Second U-E cease and desist letter (new topic)
Replies: 229
Views: 520167

Re: The news spreads

Has anyone noticed how widespread the news of IMSLP's controversial shutdown has become? It's all over the place. An interesting thing with the discussions I've seen is that there is often a lot of non-composers stepping up to defend composers rights and a lot of composers wanting imslp back as soo...
by Witold
Wed Oct 24, 2007 5:21 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: UE statement on the ongoing discussion
Replies: 101
Views: 485875

No, UE didn't close down the site. UE made demands - not requests - that IMSLP remove scores that are in the public domain in Canada. Additionally, UE demanded that IP filtering be installed Eh, actually, no: "We further demand that you institute a filtering system to the IMSLP that would prev...
by Witold
Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:38 am
Forum: IMSLP Announcements
Topic: The Swedish Pirate Party
Replies: 13
Views: 19323

Am I a representative of the Pirate Party? Perhaps I was a bit too subtle in my criticism... I'll have another shot at explaining this as clearly as possible: The Pirate Party is a political movement that drives a political agenda. Moving imspl to their administration will give them a lot of publici...
by Witold
Mon Oct 22, 2007 3:49 pm
Forum: IMSLP Announcements
Topic: The Swedish Pirate Party
Replies: 13
Views: 19323

I hope everybody here understands that the pirate party is a political organisation with certain political goals. By moving imslp to their servers you are supporting these goals, so please read their principles and make sure that you do agree with their views before you jump to any conclusions: http...
by Witold
Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:02 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: Second U-E cease and desist letter (new topic)
Replies: 229
Views: 520167

A pirate server is definitively not the solution. If the activity is to continue in any way, which I sincerely hope it will, then it must be kept legal, as it always have been.
by Witold
Sat Oct 20, 2007 8:40 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: Second U-E cease and desist letter (new topic)
Replies: 229
Views: 520167

Another major reason behind me taking the server down is the fact, which I have been made painfully aware of in the last few days, that I can no longer support IMSLP adequately. I perfectly understand this. It has became a huge project, which doesn't run itself for free. In addition, I will be will...
by Witold
Sat Oct 20, 2007 7:59 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: Second U-E cease and desist letter (new topic)
Replies: 229
Views: 520167

This is a sad day. This site has been such a valuable resource. When I found it, it was the first time ever that I used the "add to favorites" button in my browser. And I did this without hesitation. Personally, I do not really care about the scores by the composers UE reacted at, I can fi...
by Witold
Sun Aug 12, 2007 11:39 am
Forum: Other
Topic: Symphony Parts
Replies: 35
Views: 28263

Oh, forgot the cue notes. This is actually the most time consuming part of the work and it also requires quite a bit of knowledge about orchestras and orchestral mentality. I have to agree with horndude that scanned parts are the best. However, seeing there still is lots of chamber works without par...
by Witold
Sat Aug 11, 2007 7:27 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Symphony Parts
Replies: 35
Views: 28263

I'm afraid it's not that easy. Midi files opened in Sibelius or Finale are usually a complete mess that demand a lot of cleaning. Apart from copying all articulations and directions, you also need to assign notes to different voices, retype most tuplets, correct enharmonic spelling of accidentals et...