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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 '''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.
  
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== Europe ==
 
== Europe ==
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=== European Union ===
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* 70 years after the first publication<ref name="Directive 2006/116/EC">[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32006L0116:EN:NOT Directive 2006/116/EC]</ref>
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* After the death of the performer, but not before the expiration of the term of copyright
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* 70 years after the composer's death
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* 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)<ref name="EU period">[[Wikipedia:Copyright law of the European Union#Duration of protection|EU Art. 8 Duration of protection]]</ref><ref name="D period">[http://dejure.org/gesetze/UrhG/69.html UrhG Art. 69 Berechnung der Fristen]</ref>
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=== Switzerland ===
 
=== Switzerland ===
 
* 50 years after the first publication<ref name="period of protection">[http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/sr/231_1/a39.html URG Art. 39 Schutzdauer]</ref>
 
* 50 years after the first publication<ref name="period of protection">[http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/sr/231_1/a39.html URG Art. 39 Schutzdauer]</ref>
 
* After the death of the performer, but not before the expiration of the term of copyright
 
* After the death of the performer, but not before the expiration of the term of copyright
 
* 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>
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* 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 ==
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=== United States ===
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* '''Corporate authorship:''' 120 years after creation and 95 years after the first publication date
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* '''Individuals:''' life of the author plus 70 years and 95 years after the first publication date
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* '''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.
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* '''See also:''' '''[[Wikipedia:Copyright Term Extension Act|Copyright Term Extension Act]]'''
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=== References ===
 
=== References ===
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== See also ==
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* [[Wikipedia:Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works|Berne Convention (1886)]]
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* [[:pool:Catalog of Copyright Entries|Catalog of Copyright Entries (United States)]]
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* [[PD:Copyright investigation|Copyright investigation (index of our references and sources)]]
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* [[Wikipedia:Copyright law of Germany|Copyright law of Germany (UrhG)]]
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* [[Wikipedia:Copyright Duration Directive|EU-Copyright Duration Directive]]
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== External links ==
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* [http://dejure.org/gesetze/UrhG Copyright law of Germany]
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* [http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/sr/231_1/index.html#id-1 Copyright law of Switzerland]
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* [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32006L0116:EN:NOT Directive 2006/116/EC] is the consolidated version of 93/98/EC with amendments that is in force since 2007
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* [http://ec.europa.eu/prelex/detail_dossier_real.cfm?CL=en&DosId=194233 Adoption process of directive 2006/116/EC]
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* [[Commons:Commons:Copyright tags|Copyright tags (Wikimedia Commons)]]
  
 
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[[de:Schutzfrist (Urheberrecht)]]
 
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Latest revision as of 23:46, 7 March 2017

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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.

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