Re: Conlang music

2009/1/7 David J. Peterson <dedalvs@...>:
> I suppose you're right.  I guess what really gets me is the
> copyrighting thing.  For example, with Esperanto, there are
> plenty who sell "how to" books and dictionaries, and those are
> for profit, but no one's going to go after you if you attempt
> to learn the language on your own in your own way, and
> then go on to use it in whatever way you choose.  Here it
> seems like the opposite is the case.
There's a big difference between Auxlangs and Artlangs as far as
copyrighting is concerned. Auxlangs are intended primarily to be
learned by as many people as possible, which means that providing
access to them is of vital importance.

Artlangs, on the other hand, are intended primarily to be a work of
art, copyright is intended to protect works of art.

So, in the end, whether you'd like to copyright your language depends
on your goals for the language.

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