Imperial March Piano sheet music MuseScore

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Musecore took down my score of 'The Imperial March – arr. Patrik Pietschmann - Piano'. I don't think it is interferes with anyones rights. I do not know why it was taken down. This is very frustrating😑☹

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Jojo-Schmitz

The reason is very clearly stated there. It might be wrong, if so, counter it.
But that is musescore.com, so go and complain there, not here on musescore.org, see

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Jojo-Schmitz

Actually I can see this:

https://musescore.com/user/46906730/scores/8172516

And sure enough it is a copyright violation, exactly as described in your screenshot.

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Treble Sheets

In reply to by Jojo-Schmitz

The score you saw was not the original score(original score - https://musescore.com/user/46906730/scores/8158563). I just reuploaded another one. What does the score violate though? And how can I 'remove/complain about' the copyright thing on musecore.com?

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Jojo-Schmitz

In reply to by Treble Sheets

The song is John Williams', just like the copyright notice tells you.
Assuming you are Patrik Pietschmann, your arrangement might create another copyright on top, but only if you got John Williams' (written!) approval.
If you're not Patrick you might even violate two copyrights.

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Jojo-Schmitz

In reply to by Treble Sheets

Reuploading it in the knowledge (which you clearly have, as you have been told about it!) that it is a copyright violation, is violating the terms of use of that website!

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Treble Sheets

In reply to by Jojo-Schmitz

I reuploaded it because I thought that the person who had given me the copyright just did not see the whole thing. I did not know what I was violating any rules (I published lots of other scores by Patrik but did not have any copyright problems). Is there a way though that I keep the score public on musecore without violating any copyright rules?

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Marc Sabatella

In reply to by Treble Sheets

It's important to realize that this is not musescore.com - for questions about the inner workings of that other site, you'd have to ask over there. No one here really has any special insight into that other site.

But no special insight is needed to understand the very basics of copyright law. The law says you cannot publish a work you do not own the rights to. musescore.com allows you to upload music whether you have the rights or not, but if you don't have the rights, and the copyright holder identifies your score as infringing on their rights, then musescore.com is legally obligated to take your score down, and they will. There is no penalty to you unless you try to willfully get around this. If a piece is copyright and has been taken down, don't try to re-upload it to get around the law - that will make you personally liable for willful infringement, which carries substantial legal penalties.

Why does The Imperial March sound evil?

The infusion of chords that almost sound like normal ones, and minor chords at that, gives the impression of a darkly abnormal, evil worldview. Just for fun, I've transposed these distorted chords down a semitone in the recording so you can hear what the march would sound like with the more normal chords.

Is The Imperial March copyrighted?

"The Imperial March" - By John Williams - Copyright Bantha Music and Warner-Tamerlane Pub Corp. - Song Copyright Information - Easy Song.

What music inspired The Imperial March?

"The Imperial March" took inspiration and stylistic influences from Chopin's Marche funèbre and English composer Gustav Holst's Opus 32, The Planets, and written between 1914 and 1917, and Grande Marche de Medjidie by August Ritter Von Adelburg.

What key signature is The Imperial March?

The Imperial March is written in the key of G Minor. According to the Theorytab database, it is the 5th most popular key among Minor keys and the 12th most popular among all keys.