Yesterday I wanted to check up on some details, so I looked at the scores of Mahler's 7th on IMSLP. I was surprised to discover that according to the site one of the documents does not become public domain in the US until years in the future - maybe 2056 - which won't concern me much.
While I think that copyright laws do help some people - for example authors, composers and their families, they may also hinder creative development.
Here is a list of countries with their current copyright limits - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ons_by_country
Will the dreaded B word affect this in the UK, and will any changes be beneficial?
Personally I feel that following the US which seems to extend the copyright period from time to time to suit the whims of large companies and organisations (e.g Disney, MCA) would be a really bad idea. There is "reasonable" and something else .....
So I shall put off writing a work with excerpts from "Singin in the Rain" - even inverted or retrograde - oh - I guess I'll be dead before I could do that legally!
While I think that copyright laws do help some people - for example authors, composers and their families, they may also hinder creative development.
Here is a list of countries with their current copyright limits - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ons_by_country
Will the dreaded B word affect this in the UK, and will any changes be beneficial?
Personally I feel that following the US which seems to extend the copyright period from time to time to suit the whims of large companies and organisations (e.g Disney, MCA) would be a really bad idea. There is "reasonable" and something else .....
So I shall put off writing a work with excerpts from "Singin in the Rain" - even inverted or retrograde - oh - I guess I'll be dead before I could do that legally!
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