The same in Belgium: auteursrecht, droits d'auteur or author's right and the same 70 years.
Pieter -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens Simon Wascher Verzonden: donderdag 10 april 2008 15:35 Aan: [email protected] Onderwerp: on copyright was: Re: [HG] Music Hello, Am 10.04.2008 um 14:42 schrieb Colin: > It's 50 years after the original publication that the copyright for > music runs out. > I remember, back in the 60's, a popular folk song of the time (The > Spinning Wheel - "Mellow the moonlight to shine is beginning....") > came out of copyright and everyone included it in their song lists. > Here's a good link that gives general guidelines for the UK. > This will vary depending on the country involved, of course. > It also makes the distinction between the music and the recordings > made of it. > http://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/protect/p07_music_copyright in Germany and Austria, the equivalent - not the translation as it is not te same thing - to copyright is "Urheberrecht" (literally "originator's right") is an authors/composers right and ends 70 years after the death of the author/composer. It cannot be given up or sold, all you can do is not to levy it or license it to someone. Usually composers become member of a Society for musical performing rights if they want their rights to be accomplished and not if not, but the right itself stays untouched. As far as I understand this is the same in France. Maybe some of our french list members can assist with infos on french "droits d'auteur". S. --- have a look at: http://hurdygurdywiki.wiki-site.com http://drehleierwiki.wiki-site.com --- my site: http://simonwascher.info
