[Dixielandjazz] Mea Culpa - Copyright law

[Stephen G Barbone]

I originally  posted:

2) Songs registered between 1/1/23 and 1/1/1978 are protected for 95  
years from copyright date. For these songs, the EARLIEST possible date  
of their becoming Public Domain is 2019. (Because protection runs  
through the END of the calendar year in which they expire and a 1/1/23  
copyright would expire on 1/1/48, but would still e protected until  
December 31, 2048 and thus become PD on 1/1/2049)

THAT'S WRONG concerning the dates 2048 and 2049.  They should be 2018  
and 2019, CORRECTION BELOW:

2) Songs registered between 1/1/23 and 1/1/1978 are protected for 95  
years from copyright date. For these songs, the EARLIEST possible date  
of their becoming Public Domain is 2019. (Because protection runs  
through the END of the calendar year in which they expire and a 1/1/23  
copyright would expire on 1/1/18, but would still be protected until  
December 31, 2018 and thus become PD on 1/1/2019)