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PentaLatin:Licensing policy

2026-07-18T02:29:11Z

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PentaLatin's catalog covers 20th-century Latin American popular music — boleros,
rancheras, and similar genres. Unlike [https://imslp.org IMSLP], which focuses on
public-domain classical repertoire, most of this catalog is '''not''' automatically safe
to reproduce: copyright generally lasts until 70 years after the composer's death, and
many of the composers here died well within the last 70 years.

The policy below splits what's allowed by content type, since the legal risk is not the
same for both.

== Composer and Work pages (text/metadata) ==
'''Always allowed, no restriction.''' A composer's name, dates, nationality, and a short
factual description of a work (title, genre, year, instrumentation) are information, not
a copy of the work itself — the same way a Wikipedia infobox or a Discogs entry isn't
reproducing the music. Add these freely.

== File uploads (scores, audio, PDFs) ==
'''Restricted.''' Only upload an actual copy of a work — a scanned score, an audio file — if one of these is true:
* The composer died more than 70 years ago (as a safety margin, treat anything where the composer died '''before roughly 1955''' as public domain; check the specific work if it's close to the line).
* You have explicit written permission from the current rightsholder to host the file.

If neither applies, don't upload a copy — instead, leave the Work page as metadata-only,
and optionally link out to a legitimate external source (the rightsholder's own page, a
licensed streaming platform) rather than hosting a copy here.

Every [[:Category:Files|file page]]'s <nowiki>{{File infobox}}</nowiki> has a '''License
status''' field — leave it blank unless one of the two conditions above is actually true
for that specific file; blank renders as "not yet determined" rather than silently
implying the file is cleared.

== A practical note ==
This is a working policy for running the catalog day to day, not a substitute for a real
legal opinion. If the site grows, takes on paid contributors, or otherwise raises the
stakes, get it reviewed by someone with copyright expertise in the relevant countries.

See [[PentaLatin:Uploading files]] for the upload workflow itself.

PentaLatin:Licensing policy

2026-07-18T02:27:38Z

Admin: Phase 6: replace placeholder with a real metadata-vs-file licensing policy

PentaLatin's catalog covers 20th-century Latin American popular music — boleros,
rancheras, and similar genres. Unlike [https://imslp.org IMSLP], which focuses on
public-domain classical repertoire, most of this catalog is '''not''' automatically safe
to reproduce: copyright generally lasts until 70 years after the composer's death, and
many of the composers here died well within the last 70 years.

The policy below splits what's allowed by content type, since the legal risk is not the
same for both.

== Composer and Work pages (text/metadata) ==
'''Always allowed, no restriction.''' A composer's name, dates, nationality, and a short
factual description of a work (title, genre, year, instrumentation) are information, not
a copy of the work itself — the same way a Wikipedia infobox or a Discogs entry isn't
reproducing the music. Add these freely.

== File uploads (scores, audio, PDFs) ==
'''Restricted.''' Only upload an actual copy of a work — a scanned score, an audio file —
if one of these is true:
* The composer died more than 70 years ago (as a safety margin, treat anything where the
composer died '''before roughly 1955''' as public domain; check the specific work if
it's close to the line).
* You have explicit written permission from the current rightsholder to host the file.

If neither applies, don't upload a copy — instead, leave the Work page as metadata-only,
and optionally link out to a legitimate external source (the rightsholder's own page, a
licensed streaming platform) rather than hosting a copy here.

Every [[:Category:Files|file page]]'s <nowiki>{{File infobox}}</nowiki> has a '''License
status''' field — leave it blank unless one of the two conditions above is actually true
for that specific file; blank renders as "not yet determined" rather than silently
implying the file is cleared.

== A practical note ==
This is a working policy for running the catalog day to day, not a substitute for a real
legal opinion. If the site grows, takes on paid contributors, or otherwise raises the
stakes, get it reviewed by someone with copyright expertise in the relevant countries.

See [[PentaLatin:Uploading files]] for the upload workflow itself.

La cumparsita

2026-07-17T23:54:36Z

Admin: Phase 6 seed import: work page

{{Work infobox
|title=La cumparsita
|composer=Gerardo Matos Rodríguez
|genre=Tango
|country=Uruguay
|year=1916
|instrumentation=Piano
|description=One of the most recognized tangos worldwide, later given lyrics and recorded by countless tango orchestras and singers.
}}

== Score ==
No file uploaded yet.

Gracias a la vida

2026-07-17T23:54:36Z

Admin: Phase 6 seed import: work page

{{Work infobox
|title=Gracias a la vida
|composer=Violeta Parra
|genre=Canción folclórica
|country=Chile
|year=1966
|instrumentation=Voice and guitar
|description=One of the most internationally recognized Latin American songs, widely covered across genres and languages.
}}

== Score ==
No file uploaded yet.

Caballo viejo

2026-07-17T23:54:36Z

Admin: Phase 6 seed import: work page

{{Work infobox
|title=Caballo viejo
|composer=Simón Díaz
|genre=Joropo
|country=Venezuela
|year=1979
|instrumentation=Voice and guitar
|description=A joropo/tonada widely recorded across Latin America, including a well-known salsa adaptation as part of the 'Caballo Viejo/Bamboleo' medley.
}}

== Score ==
No file uploaded yet.

Lamento borincano

2026-07-17T23:54:36Z

Admin: Phase 6 seed import: work page

{{Work infobox
|title=Lamento borincano
|composer=Rafael Hernández Marín
|genre=Bolero
|country=Puerto Rico
|year=1929
|instrumentation=Voice and piano
|description=A widely recorded bolero/canción reflecting on rural poverty in Puerto Rico; one of the most covered songs from the island's repertoire.
}}

== Score ==
No file uploaded yet.

La flor de la canela

2026-07-17T23:54:35Z

Admin: Phase 6 seed import: work page

{{Work infobox
|title=La flor de la canela
|composer=Chabuca Granda
|genre=Vals criollo
|country=Peru
|year=1950
|instrumentation=Voice and guitar
|description=One of the best-known vals criollo compositions, celebrating Lima's Rímac district; considered an unofficial anthem of Lima.
}}

== Score ==
No file uploaded yet.

Aquarela do Brasil

2026-07-17T23:54:35Z

Admin: Phase 6 seed import: work page

{{Work infobox
|title=Aquarela do Brasil
|composer=Ary Barroso
|genre=Samba
|country=Brazil
|year=1939
|instrumentation=Voice and orchestra
|description=Often simply called "Brasil," this samba-exaltação became one of the best-known Brazilian songs internationally.
}}

== Score ==
No file uploaded yet.

Granada

2026-07-17T23:54:35Z

Admin: Phase 6 seed import: work page

{{Work infobox
|title=Granada
|composer=Agustín Lara
|genre=Canción
|country=Mexico
|year=1932
|instrumentation=Voice and piano
|description=A famous canción by Agustín Lara paying tribute to the Spanish city of Granada, later widely recorded and adapted internationally.
}}

== Score ==
No file uploaded yet.

Gerardo Matos Rodríguez

2026-07-17T23:54:35Z

Admin: Phase 6 seed import: composer page

{{Composer infobox
|name=Gerardo Matos Rodríguez
|born=1897
|died=1948
|country=Uruguay
|bio=Gerardo Matos Rodríguez (1897–1948) was a Uruguayan composer best known for writing one of the most famous tangos ever composed.
}}

== Works ==
* [[La cumparsita]]

Violeta Parra

2026-07-17T23:54:35Z

Admin: Phase 6 seed import: composer page

{{Composer infobox
|name=Violeta Parra
|born=1917
|died=1967
|country=Chile
|bio=Violeta Parra (1917–1967) was a Chilean folklorist, composer, and visual artist, a central figure of the nueva canción chilena movement, known for collecting and reviving Chilean folk traditions.
}}

== Works ==
* [[Gracias a la vida]]

Simón Díaz

2026-07-17T23:54:34Z

Admin: Phase 6 seed import: composer page

{{Composer infobox
|name=Simón Díaz
|born=1928
|died=2014
|country=Venezuela
|bio=Simón Díaz (1928–2014) was a Venezuelan singer-songwriter and folklorist, known for popularizing the tonada and joropo traditions of the Venezuelan plains (llanos).
}}

== Works ==
* [[Caballo viejo]]

Rafael Hernández Marín

2026-07-17T23:54:34Z

Admin: Phase 6 seed import: composer page

{{Composer infobox
|name=Rafael Hernández Marín
|born=1892
|died=1965
|country=Puerto Rico
|bio=Rafael Hernández Marín (1892–1965) was a Puerto Rican composer and musician, one of the most prolific songwriters in Latin American popular music, working across bolero, danza, and other genres.
}}

== Works ==
* [[Lamento borincano]]

Chabuca Granda

2026-07-17T23:54:34Z

Admin: Phase 6 seed import: composer page

{{Composer infobox
|name=Chabuca Granda
|born=1920
|died=1983
|country=Peru
|bio=Chabuca Granda (1920–1983) was a Peruvian composer and singer central to the vals criollo (Peruvian waltz) tradition, celebrated for lyrical, poetic songwriting.
}}

== Works ==
* [[La flor de la canela]]

Ary Barroso

2026-07-17T23:54:34Z

Admin: Phase 6 seed import: composer page

{{Composer infobox
|name=Ary Barroso
|born=1903
|died=1964
|country=Brazil
|bio=Ary Barroso (1903–1964) was a Brazilian composer, one of the pioneers of samba-exaltação, celebrated for songs that became emblematic of Brazilian national identity.
}}

== Works ==
* [[Aquarela do Brasil]]

Agustín Lara

2026-07-17T23:54:33Z

Admin: Phase 6 seed import: composer page

{{Composer infobox
|name=Agustín Lara
|born=1897
|died=1970
|country=Mexico
|bio=Agustín Lara (1897–1970) was a prolific Mexican songwriter and performer, one of the most influential figures in 20th-century Mexican popular music, known for romantic songs blending bolero and canción styles.
}}

== Works ==
* [[Granada]]

Category:Vals criollo

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