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by vlovich123 1276 days ago
AFAIK you don’t need an original print. All versions that aren’t materially different lack copyright and are free to distribute.
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I would say caution is advised. I have seen it argued that one trick to prevent expiry is to re-record the audio with a new orchestra thus causing it to become a new production.
A new score would certainly qualify as "materially different", to GPs point
Yes and no. You can still record the original music again, but with a brand new orchestra. Is it materially different then? From a legal standpoint? From an individual standpoint?
The answer is yes. There is copyright for the score and copyright for the performance. New performance, new copyright.