[78-L] copyright

[Alan Bunting]

One definition of "publish" is "to make available to the public" so, in the case of a CD, I would suggest that "issue" and "publish" mean the same thing.
 
Of course, the preparation and production of the CD has to precede this so, for example, a CD issued in January 2009 might have had the original recording made in 2007 and post production and mastering done in 2008.  In this case, the copyright is effective from 2009. 
 
This principle applies (in the UK) to all recordings made after June 1957, earlier recordings lose their copyright 50 years after they were made.
 
Alan Bunting

--- On Sun, 8/3/09, Julian Vein <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:


Is it possible to prepare and publish a CD reissue and hold on before 
issuing it? Does the time count from when published or issued or put on 
sale?