[Dixielandjazz] FW: PD

[Patrick Ladd]

Hi Jim,
i am trying to recall an article i read lately about copyright and hence 
royalties.  From the article the BBC was  (is?) punctilious. If an errand 
boy in a scene whistled a popular tune this was picked up a royalties paid.

Apparently Google which owns Youtube employs a company to trawl through the 
stuff (110 hours of broadcast material  uploaded every MINUTE) and ,at least 
in theory do something about stuff in/out of copyright. There is some 
disquiet because Google is apparently planning to buy the company and the 
feeling is that the checking for copyright etc may quietly fade away.

If I have this wrong don`t shoot the messenger. Someone may be able to 
correct it.

Pat



Original Message----- 
From: Jim Kashishian
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2014 5:36 PM
To: Pat Ladd
Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] FW: PD



>depends on where you are.  -- our current rule in Canada is 50 years past
the death of the composer

I understood that it is 70 years in Europe.  How is that controlled, or
which law is applied if something is posted on the internet which has no
borders?

Jim


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