Hello,
Am 10.04.2008 um 14:42 schrieb Colin:
It's 50 years after the original publication that the copyright for
music runs out.
I remember, back in the 60's, a popular folk song of the time (The
Spinning Wheel - "Mellow the moonlight to shine is beginning....")
came out of copyright and everyone included it in their song lists.
Here's a good link that gives general guidelines for the UK.
This will vary depending on the country involved, of course.
It also makes the distinction between the music and the recordings
made of it.
http://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/protect/p07_music_copyright
in Germany and Austria, the equivalent - not the translation as it
is not te same thing - to copyright is "Urheberrecht" (literally
"originator's right") is an authors/composers right and ends 70 years
after the death of the author/composer.
It cannot be given up or sold, all you can do is not to levy it or
license it to someone. Usually composers become member of a Society
for musical performing rights if they want their rights to be
accomplished and not if not, but the right itself stays untouched.
As far as I understand this is the same in France. Maybe some of our
french list members can assist with infos on french "droits d'auteur".
S.
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http://drehleierwiki.wiki-site.com
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