On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 9:19 PM, Dave F. <dave...@madasafish.com> wrote: > On 16/09/2010 01:12, John Smith wrote: >> >> This happens all the time, new CDs are released of out of copyright >> music that copy is then re-protected. >> > > Would that protection only apply to the physical characteristics of the CD, > such as printed inlay sleeves? > Does the music not remain in the public domain?
I can only quote US law (and Frederick's question is specifically addressed to non-US law), but: "The copyright in a compilation or derivative work extends only to the material contributed by the author of such work, as distinguished from the preexisting material employed in the work, and does not imply any exclusive right in the preexisting material. The copyright in such work is independent of, and does not affect or enlarge the scope, duration, ownership, or subsistence of, any copyright protection in the preexisting material." _______________________________________________ legal-talk mailing list legal-talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal-talk
