Re: songs in the public domain

From: Joseph Pietro Riolo <riolo[_at_]voicenet.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 17:58:19 -0500 (EST)

On Sun, 9 Dec 2001 Opera4[_at_]aol.com wrote: 

>

> How do I know when a song is in the public domain? Does the 70 year rule
> always apply? What about editions of public domain songs...such as in a song
> collection... can you use them for academic documents such as dissertations
> and thesis papers? How about songs originating outside of the USA? Where can
> I go to get straight answers? I have contacted some publishing houses and
> received no replies.

I believe that you will find this book very helpful: _The Public Domain: How to Find & Use Copyright-Free Writings, Music, Art & More_ by Attorney Stephen Fishman. If you are in doubt, check with your local library before you decide to buy a copy. (If your local library does not have it, ask for inter-library loan.)

Joseph Pietro Riolo
<riolo[_at_]voicenet.com>

Number of days left until 1-1-2019 when all knowledge of 1923 in the land of the U.S.A. will be freed from their copyright owners' prisons: 6,230

Public domain notice: I put all of my expressions in this post in the public domain. Received on Mon Dec 10 2001 - 23:01:51 GMT

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