[78-L] The Public Domain Review

[David Lennick]

Europe is what I'm talking about. 1964 is only 49 years ago. No recordings 
issued after 1962 are PD.

dl

On 9/12/2013 12:13 PM, Thomas HENRY wrote:
> As explained in the text, the law is not the same in the US and in the
> European Union...
>
>
> 2013/9/12 David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>
>> What planet is this person living on? It's still 50 plus the year of
>> issue, so
>> 1962 is the cutoff and will remain so if the changes are passed this year.
>>
>> dl
>>
>> On 9/12/2013 12:06 PM, Thomas HENRY wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>>
>>> I don’t know if some of you already came across The Public Domain Review
>>> website (http://publicdomainreview.org)...
>>>
>>>
>>> It’s an online journal dedicated to showcasing and celebrating the best
>> of
>>> public domain material found on the web. There’s an audio section on the
>>> site (http://publicdomainreview.org/audio/), featuring various
>> recordings
>>> such as “*Adelina Patti singing The Last Rose of Summer* (1905)” (
>>>
>> http://publicdomainreview.org/2013/01/28/adelina-patti-singing-the-last-rose-of-summer-1905/
>> ),
>>> “*James Joyce reading his works (1924/1929)*” (
>>>
>> http://publicdomainreview.org/2012/06/15/james-joyce-reading-his-work-19241929/
>> )
>>> or these “*Slovak folk songs (1928/1930)*” (
>>> http://publicdomainreview.org/2013/02/18/slovak-folk-songs-192830/).
>>>
>>>
>>> The team behind the site is about to launch a new section called the “PDR
>>> Playlists”, in which the PDR works with music collectors to showcase
>>> interesting public domain material from their collections. The post would
>>> consist of a compilation of songs focusing on a particular genre, theme,
>> or
>>> period, or could be simply songs from one record - with a little bit of
>>> accompanying text (if desired) giving a little bit of background to the
>>> selection. There are about to publish my own contributions (recordings
>> made
>>> by French ethnographers in Congo and Gabon in the late 40’s) and they are
>>> trying to find other people willing to share their records to a wider
>>> audience. It’s a way to celebrate the preservation work done by us
>>> collectors.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Regarding the legal aspect: the key thing is that these recordings must
>> be,
>>> at least somewhere in the world, in the public domain. Unfortunately no
>>> recordings are public domain in the U.S. But in E.U. and many other
>>> countries there are public domain recordings - for 2014, this is a song
>>> that has been written and/or arranged (music and lyrics) by someone who
>>> died prior to 1944, and recorded prior to 1964 (though this will most
>>> likely change soon to 1944). E.g. A song written and arranged by Scott
>>> Joplin (who died in 1917) and recorded in 1916 will be public domain in
>> the
>>> E.U. It doesn't matter if the recording is not public domain in your home
>>> country, just as long as it is public domain somewhere in the world.
>>>
>>>
>>> If you’re interested in taking part to this project or have any questions
>>> regarding the legal aspect, you can contact directly Adam Green, the
>> editor
>>> of the Public Domain Review: adam.green at publicdomainreview.org.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Best wishes,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thomas
>>>
>>> http://ceintsdebakelite.com/
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