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===Closure and reopening===

On October 19, 2007, the IMSLP closed following legal demands from [[Universal Edition]] of Vienna, Austria.<ref name=cd>{{cite web |url = http://imslpforums.org/Second%20U-E%20Cease%20and%20Desist%20Letter.pdf |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071023090807/http://imslpforums.org/Second%20U-E%20Cease%20and%20Desist%20Letter.pdf |url-status = dead |archive-date = 2007-10-23 |title = Cease and Desist Letter from Universal Edition AG |access-date = 2007-10-20 |last = Clark |first = Ken |date =2007-10-05 |publisher = Aird & Berlis LLP }}</ref> The [[cease and desist]] letter expressed concern that some works that are in public ___domain in the server's ___location in Canada with [[copyright]] protection of 50 years following death, but are protected by the 70 years following death term in some other countries, were available in those countries. The administrator of the website, Edward W. Guo, also known under the nickname Feldmahler, decided to close down the [[Repository (version control)|repository]], but left the forums online so that discussions into the best way to proceed could be made:<ref name="multiple"/>

{{blockquote|text=On Saturday October 13, 2007, I received a second Cease and Desist letter from Universal Edition. At first I thought this letter would be similar in content to the first Cease and Desist letter I received in August. However, after lengthy discussions with very knowledgeable lawyers and supporters, I became painfully aware of the fact that I, a normal college student, has neither the energy nor the money necessary to deal with this issue in any other way than to agree with the cease and desist, and take down the entire site. I cannot apologize enough to all IMSLP contributors, who have done so much for IMSLP in the last two years.|sign=Feldmahler (project leader)}}

In response, director [[Michael S. Hart]] of [[Project Gutenberg]] offered support to keep the project online.<ref>{{cite mailing list|last=Hart |first=Michael|title=Re: Three quick links on digitizations and their constraints|mailing-list=Book People|author-link=Michael S. Hart|date=2007-10-23|url=http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/bparchive?year=2007&post=2007-10-23,2|access-date=2007-12-29}}</ref> This offer was declined by Guo, who voiced concern about having the project hosted in the United States, and consulted the Canadian wing of Project Gutenberg.<ref name="multiple">{{cite web|url=http://imslp.on-wiki.net/Open_letter|title=Open letter|access-date=2008-02-02|last=Feldmahler |date = 2007-10-19 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071210084314/http://imslp.on-wiki.net/Open_letter |archive-date = December 10, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> On November 2, 2007, [[Michael Geist]], a prominent Canadian copyright academic, wrote an article for the [[BBC]] discussing the specifics and the wider implications of this case.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7074786.stm |title = The day the music died |access-date = 2007-11-03 |last = Geist |first = Michael |author-link = Michael Geist |date = 2007-11-02 |publisher = BBC News |archive-date = 2016-01-20 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160120044259/http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7074786.stm |url-status = dead }}</ref>{{Quote box|quote=This case is enormously important<br />from a public ___domain perspective.|source=[[Michael Geist]]}}