Copyright Free Music

[Maureen]

I think it is longer than 50 years and when they die the copyright belongs to their estate and is still valid.

Current legislation extends the protection period to SEVENTY years after the death of the creator and an infringement of its provisions can give rise to legal action.

from the IAC site relating to UK copyright.

FYI

No such thing as copyright free - we should refer to it as royalty free

Very common mistake.

Not very serious.

Copyright always stays with the author but the royalties are the money makers !

http://www.theiac.org.uk/central/copyright.htm

There is also free music .........

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_music

Worth reading :

http://images.apple.com/support/itunes_u/d...ht_Overview.pdf

Huge subject

but easy to use music from sites where the author has licenced the use of their work without requesting royaties, or buying a licence as we do in UK.

Sound Workshop for anyone interested :

Sunday January 18th 2009

at Aldbourne SN8 2DG Wiltshire England

http://www.digwessex.rps.org/homepage.htm

[davegee]

Here's an extract from this document:

http://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/protect/...music_copyright

"Suppose you want to record and sell your own version of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. This would not present a problem as Tchaikovsky has certainly been dead for over 70 years*, the work itself would now be out of copyright, and available as a work in the public domain. Provided you performed and recorded the work yourself, no infringement would have occurred. * Actual duration may vary due to national laws

You would however be justifiably annoyed if someone else simply copied your recording and started selling it themselves. This is where the copyright in the sound recording comes into play. Copyright law recognises the problematic nature of this situation which is unique to sound recordings, and gives sound recordings distinct protection in their own right that is separate from that in the underlying work. The copyright in the sound recording will run for 50 years from the year of recording, or 50 years from date of release if released in that time. Again actual duration may vary slightly from one country to another depending on national laws".

DaveG

[Maureen]

Yes Dave

Sound recording is 50 years but if you actually wrote the music originally then its longer.

It is all very complex.

[Barry Beckham]

A few years ago a royalty free album (got it right this time Maureen ) was released called Overdub. It was a series of sound effects that were suited to AV workers and I used a few myself around that time.

It was withdrawn a few years ago, but I still get emails about it and where to find it. This prompted me to see if I could get it released again.

I have managed to do that and it was added to our list of music yesterday

Quick link here, right at the top of the list "Overdub"

http://www.beckhamdigital.co.uk/royaltyfreemusic_new.htm