NYT: A copyright-law revision in the '70s -- the same one that permitted sound recordings to be protected separately from music and lyrics under the law, IINM -- reportedly also allows "termination rights," wherein an artist can get the rights to a given album back from a record company 35 years after release, providing they apply to do so two years in advance... recordings from 1978, such as Billy Joel's "52nd Street" and Springsteen's "Darkness...", could revert to their performers under this provision. The recording-industry lobby contends most such recordings were/are "works for hire," and vows to fight to keep them:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/16/arts/music/springsteen-and-others-soon-eligible-to-recover-song-rights.html?_r=1 -- BOB -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
