I am the Canadian lawyer who sent the cease-and-desist letter on behalf of Universal Edition AG.
I would refer your readers to http://imslpforums.org/viewtopic.php?t=675 to see the position of Universal Edition on this matter. Please note in particular that Universal Edition AG has repeatedly stated that works that are public domain in Canada are not at issue. Universal Edition is trying to protect its European copyright and not extend it into public domain jurisdictions.
One method of protecting European copyright while allowing legitimate users to download material is through geographical IP filtering, which was suggested as a solution to this complex issue in my letter.
I am the Canadian lawyer who sent the cease-and-desist letter on behalf of Universal Edition AG.
I would refer your readers to http://imslpforums.org/viewtopic.php?t=675 to see the position of Universal Edition on this matter. Please note in particular that Universal Edition AG has repeatedly stated that works that are public domain in Canada are not at issue. Universal Edition is trying to protect its European copyright and not extend it into public domain jurisdictions.
One method of protecting European copyright while allowing legitimate users to download material is through geographical IP filtering, which was suggested as a solution to this complex issue in my letter.
Yours truly,
Ken Clark