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The lawsuit seems to be about the Great 78 project. From 1909 to 1975, copyright in the US had a term of 28 years, renewable for another 28. An artist (perhap
by musicale 2y ago
The lawsuit seems to be about the Great 78 project.
From 1909 to 1975, copyright in the US had a term of 28 years, renewable for another 28.
An artist (perhaps Tony Bennett, who performed with Lady Gaga in 2021 at the age of 95) who recorded one of the last 78s in the archive's collection would have done so in 1954, expecting the copyright to expire no later than 2010.
- m463 2y agoI remember reading an article by jerry pournelle, and I swear I read that the publisher would (could?) assign the copyright back to the writer for the second 28 years. all I could find is this though: https://web.archive.org/web/20160728061257/https://www.jerrypournelle.com/chaosmanor/2012/12/11/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160728061257/https://www.jerry...