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Re: [Cc-uk] Status of Music Copyright Term in the UK

From: James Davis <jamesd AT jml.net>
To: David-Michel Davies <dmd AT well.com>
Cc: cc-uk AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [Cc-uk] Status of Music Copyright Term in the UK
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 09:26:09 +0000 (GMT)

On Wed, 2 Feb 2005, David-Michel Davies wrote:

> There was a lot of press last year about how certain popular oldies
> (Elvis songs, for instance) were going to become part of the public
> domain on Jan 1, 2005, but that many rightsholders were intiating
> challenges. What came of this? Did the works become part of the
> Public Domain or did the copyholders win some sort of stay?

The copyright over recordings (which was the issue raised by Elvis songs)
is fifty years. Elvis's recordings are starting to fall into the public
domain. The first, "That's Alright", fell into the public domain in the UK
on the 1st of January. No stay has yet been won.

More has been discussed on the upd-discuss and creative-friends lists
hosted at:
http://lists.essential.org/mailman/listinfo

James

[Cc-uk] Status of Music Copyright Term in the UK, David-Michel Davies, 02/02/2005
- Re: [Cc-uk] Status of Music Copyright Term in the UK, James Davis, 02/03/2005
  - Re: [Cc-uk] Status of Music Copyright Term in the UK, David-Michel Davies, 02/03/2005