tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post8343401510955059355..comments2024-03-10T10:55:11.119+00:00Comments on The 1709 Blog: HAPPY BIRTHDAY ... Oh, and HAPPY BIRTHDAYMarie-Andree Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17125973798789498436noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post-6576569989074603862015-04-01T14:08:42.995+01:002015-04-01T14:08:42.995+01:00Thanks Craig - you are right of course - sloppy wr...Thanks Craig - you are right of course - sloppy writing on my part. Ever since our own term extension for recorded music a couple of years ago here in Europe, we have all been aware of the efforts of the late Congressman Sonny Bono (and Micky Mouse!) on copyright term extension! And thank you for the kind words - thats really appreciatedBenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01868498334405853494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post-91704313976820808202015-03-30T02:39:04.329+01:002015-03-30T02:39:04.329+01:00CORRECTION: actually, delete my last paragraph. T...CORRECTION: actually, delete my last paragraph. Tge 95 or 120 rule only applies to works for hire (or anonymous or pseudonymous works) first created or copyrighted in 1978 or later, including previously unpublished works. Happy Birthday would have been published before then and thus been subject to the 95-year term (28+67) under section 304(a)-(b) of the Copyright Act of 1976.Craig Mendehttp://frosszelnick.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post-83690786839825858642015-03-29T15:05:56.012+01:002015-03-29T15:05:56.012+01:00Ben - Thanks for this posting. It is very informa...Ben - Thanks for this posting. It is very informative, as usual. I just want to pass on a quick point in the interest of accuracy re US copyright law:<br /><br />You say: "At that time in America lyrical and musical works enjoyed 95 years of copyright protection from publication (and registration), meaning the music will stay in copyright until 2030."<br /><br />The 95 yr term was not in effect "at that time," but rather is the result of term extensions first under the Copyright Act of 1976 (effective as of 1978), which extended the term of works still under copyright to 75 yrs from publication, and then under the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998, which extended this by an additional 20 yrs - as the late Sonny ("I Got You Babe") Bono surely would have hoped.<br /><br />Also, the term is 95 yrs from publication or 120 yrs from creation, whichever is later. This was intended to bring unpublished works protected by state law indefinitely, into the federal regime where their protection would eventually expire.<br /><br />Thanks again for your excellent blog, which I read every morning.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Craig Mende<br />Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu<br />New YorkCraig Mendehttp://frosszelnick.comnoreply@blogger.com