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Is it legal to start a sheet music transcription business?

Is it legal to start a sheet music transcription business?

Published May 23, 2011

Question by Tristan F: Is it legal to start a sheet music transcription business?
Just wondering if it was legal to create a small business transcribing music/songs into sheet music that can be played on instruments. Is there a legal restriction on the songs such as copyrights? Is there someway i could put some legal conditions to avoid being sued?

Best answer:

Answer by CEO of Sovereign Consolidated
if it is copyrighted music – then it’s illegal to transcribe it

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