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If the work was a "work for hire", then copyright persists for 120 years after creation or 95 years after publication, whichever is shorter. For works created before 1978, the copyright duration rules are complicated. However, works published before January 1, 1930 (other than sound recordings), have made their way into the public domain.
On January 1, 2022, all sound recordings published before 1923 entered the public domain – the first sound recordings to involuntarily lose copyright protection in US history. (Creators have always been free to surrender copyright protection and deed their sound recordings into the public domain, as Tom Lehrer would do later in 2022 after ...
Recordings published 1923–1946 have 100-year copyright terms, and those published 1947–1956 have 110-year terms. [a] Recordings will enter the public domain every January 1 from 2024 to 2047 and from 2058 to 2067. [9] [b] All other recordings created before February 15, 1972, have their terms end on February 15, 2067. [9]
Sound recordings made before 1923 entered the public domain on 1 January 2022; recordings made between 1923 and 1946 will be protected for 100 years after publication; recordings made between 1947 and 1956 will be protected for 110 years; and all recordings made from 1957 to 15 February 1972 will have their protection terminate on 15 February 2067.
If it was published before 1978 and had no copyright notice or if it was published before 1964 and the copyright was not renewed it should be in the public domain. Works published abroad rarely complied with US formalities but may still be copyrighted if they were copyrighted in their home country on January 1, 1996, when the URAA restored ...
Music Modernization Act (MMA) of 2018 – Modernized copyright-related issues for music and other audio recordings to address technological developments such as digital streaming. Title II of the MMA, the CLASSICS Act, preempted state copyright laws for sound recordings made before February 15, 1972.
40 years before the ELVIS Act, there were legal cases about vocal likenesses. ... alleging that the companies are illegally using copyrighted sound recordings to "train" generative AI models. ...
95 years from publication for works published 1964–1977; 28 (if copyright not renewed) or 95 years from publication for works published 1930–1963 (copyrights prior to 1930 have expired, not including copyrights on sound recordings fixed prior to 15 February 1972, covered only under state laws.) [243]