Klarinet Archive - Posting 000954.txt from 1999/11

From: "Mark Charette" <charette@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Asking for Help from the list
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 08:34:03 -0500

From: "Janet" <mcnaught@-----.com>

> And this is also the case in current Canadian copyight law - retained by
the
> heirs or the estate for 50 years after the death of the
> composer/author/artist. So for Canadian compositions, you need to be
aware if
> the work was published in Canada or elsewhere.

The US is more restrictive for works created on or after 1-1-1978: Life + 70
years (or if work of corporate authorship, the shorter of 95 years from
publication, or 120 years from creation).

http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm has a nice chart for figuring out US
status.

Mark Charette@-----.org

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