Orca Commons
The public-domain and openly licensed library
Orca Commons holds recordings whose rights we can describe honestly. The musical composition and the sound recording are treated as separate rights objects — each with its own status, territory, verification date and notes.
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How we label rights
A recording is never described as public domain because the underlying composition is. These are the only labels used in the library:
Public domain composition
Public domain recording
Public domain composition, recording rights unclear
Creative Commons
Licensed
Rights verification pending
Do not publish
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Orca Commons ships without invented recordings. Records are created, rights-verified and published through the library administration area.
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