Music Copyright

Cockney_si | 15:58 Wed 03rd Oct 2007 | Music

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How long would the copyright last on a song that was recorded and has been in the charts?

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75 years after the composer's death.

The copyright on the RECORDING last for 50 years.

This means some of the early rock and roll records are already out of copyright.

Early songs by Elvis Presley and Cliff Richard already are (or are about to become) out of copyright.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music /3547788.stm

http://blog.publicdomainworks.net/?page_id=10

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