[Dixielandjazz] Copyright Law

Mike mike at railroadstjazzwest.com
Wed Jun 6 23:50:21 PDT 2007


Thanks.

Thanks for posting that info. We learned that in music business 
but sometimes I confuse those dates.

Mike


Steve Barbone wrote:
> Mike asked about songs registered before 1978. He is the synopsis covering
> all the bases.
> 
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
> 
> 
> Works created after 1/1/1978  -  life of the longest surviving author plus
> 70 years -  earliest possible PD date is 1/1/2048
> 
> Works registered after 1/1/1923 but before 1/1/1978  -  95 years from the
> date copyright was secured. - PD date is for 1923 songs is 2018.
> 
> Works registered before 1/1/1923 are Public Domain.
> 
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone





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