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Public Domain...?

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2023 1:40 pm
by ASabatino
Hey friends, first time poster here, I recently got a number of tracks rejected from a listing. its not a big deal because I realize I submitted tracks that weren't the proper genre for the brief.

There were some odd notes from the listener though that gave me pause:
https://www.taxi.com/members/aDa0dS2tRa ... UupCXfN8aQ
https://www.taxi.com/members/aDa0dS2tRa ... kfGFTBobaA

I submitted remixes/covers of a number of famous Christmas songs and the listener claimed the above songs were NOT in the public domain. This is simply not true, Greensleeves is from the 1600s and Ukrainian Bell Carol is public domain as well. The listener's claim that "Carol of the Bells" is public domain is true, but Carol of the Bells is specifically the version with lyrics, not the melody itself.

Overall I'm not hurt or anything by the rejection, I submitted the incorrect genre, but it does concern me that some songs may be rejected based off the incorrect assumptions of the listeners. I'm also worried that there is no proper recourse if they get something like that wrong.

Has anyone else dealt with something like this, and how can we go about remedying it?

Re: Public Domain...?

Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2023 3:26 pm
by ASabatino
Ok good to know, still worrisome though that a listener called 2 songs that ARE in the public domain "not public domain."