Klarinet Archive - Posting 001132.txt from 1997/11

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: COPYRIGHT AND TRANSCRIBING
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 1997 17:51:19 -0500

On Sun, 30 Nov 1997, BALDY wrote:

> There are bills in the House and Senate (HR604/S505) that propose changing
> the length of time from Life plus 50 years to Life plus 70 (sounds like a
> prison sentence).

Whether it's 50 or 70 years, what are the laws with regard
to composers who have been dead for a couple of centuries?