[Dixielandjazz] songs free of royalties

[Bert Brandsma]

It came as a surprise to me that in Spain it is now even 80. Last thing I heard about my country, was that is was raised to 70.
It used to be 50 years, but the big parties who really have the money interest, like publishing companies and ASCAP have worked hard to increase it.With succes, but it reallly is not realistic anymore, in my view. But you see where the power lies in this world....
Kind regards,
Bert


> From: jim at kashprod.com
> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:15:52 +0100
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] songs free of royalties
> CC: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> To: mister_bertje at hotmail.com
> 
>  
> Bert wrote:
> If you order your CDs in another country from the  European Union, there are
> no import taxes allowed.If you have a business, it is even possible to do it
> without VAT. (I did it with my CDs and my bass sax , ordered them in
> Germany)As far as I know the rules say 70 years in Holland.
> 
> Yes, I know that.  W was referring to plants in the U.S. where I understand
> the work can be done very cheaply.  
> 
> I am quite content to do the cd's here in Madrid as I have worked with the
> pressing plant for over 35 yrs now.  The reason for my comment on djml was
> more due to the surprise that the count for the years for royalties (be they
> 70/75/80)is from the date of death of the last of the composers of a
> particular song.  From the date of death!!
> 
> I expected to see some comments on djml about that revelation, and wondered
> if it was the same everywhere....but, no one bit except for your comment,
> which I appreciate.
> 
> Doesn't everyone suppose, as I did, that a song is free xx years from the
> date it was published, not the date of death of the composer/s?
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
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