[pd-discuss] Music in the Public Domain

[Maarten Zeinstra]

Also,

Even if the recording is in the public domain, does not mean that the lyrics and notes are in the public domain. You do not have the rights to distribute a song where only the recording is public domain.

Best,

Maarten

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On May 7, 2012, at 17:17 , Rufus Pollock wrote:

> On 7 May 2012 16:10, Sam Leon <sam.leon at okfn.org> wrote:
>> Dear All,
>> 
>> Quick question -- copyright for musical recordings made within the EU
>> expires after 50 years, but what about music that was recorded in the US?
> 
> Origin does not matter. BTW in the EU it will soon be 70 years due to
> the recent extension.
> 
>> Are, for instance, Sister Rosetta Tharpe's US recordings from 1948,
>> available on the archive.org, available for free re-use within Europe?
> 
> Yes - though IANAL etc. Also remember songs have both recording and
> authorial copyright in them.
> 
> There used to be a long FAQ about all of this on, I thought,
> publicdomain.okfn.org based on our analysis of all of this for Elvis'
> That's Alright (done back in 2005-2006) but I'm not able to find this
> right now.
> 
> Rufus
> 
>> Advice much appreciated, as I'm due to be curating some of this amazing
>> vocalists songs for a website in the coming weeks.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Sam
>> 
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