- Wikifonia
Wikifonia is an on-line publisher of
sheet music , combining aMusicXML -based technology in awiki system, withcopyright clearance.Development
The Wikifonia system was developed in a collaboration between several institutes of higher education in
Ghent (Belgium ). March 2005 the researchers of the project received theCreativity to Business Award from AUGent ( [http://www.augent.be/page.aspx/944 Ghent University Association] ). [(in Dutch:) [http://www.techtransfer.ugent.be/detail_news.asp?id=96 Prijsuitreiking Creativity to Business Award] ("Prize distribution of the Creativity to Business Award")22 March 2005 ] The system went live on6 November 2006 .(in Dutch:)De Standaard ,6 November 2006 :
*(Newspaper article:) [http://www.standaard.be/Artikel/Detail.aspx?artikelId=GB2143PPQ Op de maat van het internettijdperk: Het Gentse Wikifonia heeft de ambitie om een Wikipedia voor partituren te worden] ("Sized for the internet era: Wikifonia from Ghent aims at becoming a Wikipedia for sheet music")
*(Press communication:) [http://standaard.typepad.com/innovatief_vlaanderen/wikifonia/index.html Er zit muziek in] ("There's music in it")]Copyrights
The Wikifonia system aims as well at the creation of music, at the publication of
public domain traditionals, as at the publication of previously copyrighted music.Music published on the Wikifonia website is licensed by [http://www.musicopy.nl Musi©opy] , a music copyright clearance organisation based in the
Netherlands . [(In Dutch:)Telenet ,6 November 2006 : [http://master.breedband.telenet.be/ondernemen/actueel/wikifonia_biedt_muziekpartituren_aan Wikifonia biedt muziekpartituren aan] ("Wikifonia offers sheet music")] The actual rights are paid by the Wikifonia foundation, a non-profit organisation founded in July 2006. [(In Dutch:)Belgisch Staatsblad ,31 July 2006 : [http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/tsv_pdf/2006/07/31/06124292.pdf Foundation charter of VZW Wikifonia] ]Wiki
The Wikifonia website can be browsed, and the sheet music downloaded in PDF or
MusicXML format, without login or subscription.Uploading music, in MusicXML format, and commenting on published music require login or registration.
ee also
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List of online music databases References
External links
* [http://www.wikifonia.org Wikifonia website]
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