One of the best, easy to digest copyright sources that I've come across: http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm
One thing for sure, copyright law in the U.S. is messy. At least in the distant past, you knew when something would become public domain. Not so much with newer works. Regards, Loran On Sep 13, 2013, at 12:31 AM, Thomas HENRY <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for your answer. For all details regarding the legal aspect, please > contact the editor of the Public Domain Review Adam Green: > [email protected] > > Best regards, > > Thomas > > > 2013/9/13 Loran Hughes <[email protected]> > >> On Sep 12, 2013, at 9:07 AM, Thomas HENRY <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Unfortunately no recordings are public domain in the U.S. >> >> Correct me if I am wrong, but U.S. works published prior to 1923 ARE >> public domain. 1923-63 are public domain if a copyright extension was not >> filed. For works with an extension during that period, they'll start moving >> to public domain in 2018 (1923 + 95 years). >> >> Regards, >> Loran >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.org >> > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
