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There is no "public domain" in the EU. Did he cross-license it with CC0 or similar? Otherwise his works are still protected in the EU and he or his estate can s
by foepys 4y ago
There is no "public domain" in the EU. Did he cross-license it with CC0 or similar? Otherwise his works are still protected in the EU and he or his estate can still sue for copyright infringement.
- arlcode 4y agoI don't think he did but the text on the website is quite comprehensive and includes language that could (IANAL) be read as doing the same.
- ghaff 4y agoThe various "public domain licenses" don't help you to relinquish rights you can't legally relinquish. IANAL but, as I understand it, the issue in parts of continental Europe (e.g. Germany, I believe) is that there's a concept of "moral rights" related to things like attribution and preserving the integrity of a work that one can't disclaim to various degrees. The concept doesn't exist in common law countries. Legal concepts aside I'm pretty sure a court is going to pretty much go no take-backs although, as a company, I'm probably not going to use the lyrics for marketing/advertising/etc. There's no standard form for placing something in the public domain in the US either but there is a legal concept of "copyright abandonment" which is what probably governs if you place a work in the public domain.