[78-L] The Public Domain Review

[Thomas HENRY]

Thanks for this precision. For all details regarding the legal aspect,
please contact the editor of the Public Domain Review Adam Green:
adam.green at publicdomainreview.org

Best regards,

Thomas


2013/9/12 David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>

> 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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