Posted by Eric on January 27, 2002 at 18:21:20:
In Reply to: Copywright Information posted by Ryan on January 27, 2002 at 16:58:23:
Unless you are willing to:
1. do the research and find out when the song was written AND
2. find out who owns the copyright AND
3. write to the copyright holder for permission (which can cost money)
You will probably have to do as many of us would-be arrangers must do, which is stick to the public domain. Which includes only tunes published prior to 1924.
Sorry to be the bringer of bad news.