From: peterg@uti.com   
      
   Hey, everybody!   
      
   I'm helping put together a little film project.  Everything else is done, I,   
   lucky duck, get to find music.  So I figured I would take the Ed Wood route   
   and find some public domain music that could be rerecorded to fit the film   
   (okay, so Wood didn't rerecord anything, but the general idea is the same).   
      
   Unfortunately, my paranoia is getting in the way.  The rule of thumb is that   
   "generally anything recorded before 1919 is public domain."  Not exactly a   
   help, with my luck, I'm likely to pick something that isn't.  Being a fan   
   of Chopin, I thought about that, but I've heard of some composers whose   
   estates still hold the rights and can still charge.  Evidence suggests   
   Chopin and other classical composers don't have such a situation (the sheer   
   number of "relaxing music" CD's at bargain basement prices for brand new is   
   what I base this on), and then there's the problem of something being   
   public domain but a derivative work isn't, meaning I might pass on   
   something when the source material is open.   
      
   I suspect it would be very bad form for me to post "Is 'X' a public domain   
   song or not?" questions, and since I can't be the only person wondering   
   this, there has to be a resource or site that can help weed out some of the   
   titles.  Can anyone point me in the right direction?  Also, if anyone can   
   point me to a place that has traditional Polish folk music (also PD,   
   please), it would be a great help.   
      
   Sincerely,   
   Pete Holland Jr.   
      
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