PentaLatin:Licensing policy - Revision history

Admin: Fix: remove leading-space line that rendered as a preformatted block

2026-07-18T02:29:11Z

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	== File uploads (scores, audio, PDFs) ==		== File uploads (scores, audio, PDFs) ==
	'''Restricted.''' Only upload an actual copy of a work — a scanned score, an audio file —		'''Restricted.''' Only upload an actual copy of a work — a scanned score, an audio file — if one of these is true:
	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).
	* 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.		* You have explicit written permission from the current rightsholder to host the file.

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

2026-07-18T02:27:38Z

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

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-'''This page is a placeholder. The site's actual copyright/licensing stance has not been
+PentaLatin's catalog covers 20th-century Latin American popular music — boleros,
-decided yet.'''
+rancheras, and similar genres. Unlike [https://imslp.org IMSLP], which focuses on
-Unlike [https://imslp.org IMSLP], which focuses on public-domain classical repertoire,
+The policy below splits what's allowed by content type, since the legal risk is not the
-PentaLatin's catalog (boleros, rancheras, and other 20th-century Latin American popular music)
+same for both.
-== Until this is decided ==
+== Composer and Work pages (text/metadata) ==
-* Do not upload a full score or recording unless you're confident it's in the public domain.
+'''Always allowed, no restriction.''' A composer's name, dates, nationality, and a short
-* If you're unsure whether something can be uploaded, ask before uploading rather than after.
+factual description of a work (title, genre, year, instrumentation) are information, not
-* Every [[:Category:Files|file page]]'s <nowiki>{{File infobox}}</nowiki> has a '''License
+a copy of the work itself — the same way a Wikipedia infobox or a Discogs entry isn't
-  status''' field — leave it blank (it will show "not yet determined") rather than guessing.
+reproducing the music. Add these freely.
 See [[PentaLatin:Uploading files]] for the upload workflow itself.

Admin: Phase 3: licensing policy placeholder (decision deferred)

2026-07-17T20:52:53Z

Phase 3: licensing policy placeholder (decision deferred)

New page

'''This page is a placeholder. The site's actual copyright/licensing stance has not been
decided yet.'''

Unlike [https://imslp.org IMSLP], which focuses on public-domain classical repertoire,
PentaLatin's catalog (boleros, rancheras, and other 20th-century Latin American popular music)
likely includes works still under copyright somewhere. What's actually allowed to be uploaded
here — public-domain-only, short fair-use excerpts, full scores with documented rightsholder
permission, or some mix depending on the work — is an open question, not yet answered.

== Until this is decided ==
* Do not upload a full score or recording unless you're confident it's in the public domain.
* If you're unsure whether something can be uploaded, ask before uploading rather than after.
* Every [[:Category:Files|file page]]'s <nowiki>{{File infobox}}</nowiki> has a '''License
status''' field — leave it blank (it will show "not yet determined") rather than guessing.

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