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* 70 years after the composer's death<ref name="general use">[http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/sr/231_1/a29.html URG Art. 29 Im Allgemeinen]</ref> | * 70 years after the composer's death<ref name="general use">[http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/sr/231_1/a29.html URG Art. 29 Im Allgemeinen]</ref> | ||
* The protection period begins from [[December 31|December 31st]] of that year, in which the event is set (e.g. death: 15 May 1941; public domain: 1 January 2012) | * The protection period begins from [[December 31|December 31st]] of that year, in which the event is set (e.g. death: 15 May 1941; public domain: 1 January 2012) | ||
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| + | == North America == | ||
| + | === United States === | ||
| + | * '''Corporate authorship:''' 120 years after creation and 95 years after the first publication date | ||
| + | * '''Individuals:''' life of the author plus 70 years and 95 years after the first publication date | ||
| + | * '''Note:''' Additional works made in 1923 or afterwards that were still protected by copyright in 1998 will not enter the public domain until 2019 or afterward. | ||
| + | * '''See also:''' '''[[Wikipedia:Copyright Term Extension Act|Copyright Term Extension Act]]''' | ||
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Revision as of 12:26, 23 May 2012
The Copyright term of a musical work ends after the death of the performer, a fixed period since the first publication of the recording and/or after the death of the composer.
The headquarters of the Public Domain Project are located in Küsnacht (Switzerland), therefore all articles in our MediaWiki and/or phonogram documents (flac files) are based under the Swiss copyright law.
Contents
Europe
European Union
- 70 years after the first publication[1]
- After the death of the performer, but not before the expiration of the term of copyright
- 70 years after the composer's death
- The protection period begins from December 31st of that year, in which the event is set (e.g. death: 15 May 1941; public domain: 1 January 2012)[2][3]
Switzerland
- 50 years after the first publication[4]
- After the death of the performer, but not before the expiration of the term of copyright
- 70 years after the composer's death[5]
- The protection period begins from December 31st of that year, in which the event is set (e.g. death: 15 May 1941; public domain: 1 January 2012)
North America
United States
- Corporate authorship: 120 years after creation and 95 years after the first publication date
- Individuals: life of the author plus 70 years and 95 years after the first publication date
- Note: Additional works made in 1923 or afterwards that were still protected by copyright in 1998 will not enter the public domain until 2019 or afterward.
- See also: Copyright Term Extension Act
References
See also
External links
- Copyright law of Germany
- Copyright law of Switzerland
- Directive 2006/116/EC is the consolidated version of 93/98/EC with amendments that is in force since 2007
- Adoption process of directive 2006/116/EC
