someone mentioned a while ago that music, or a set of lyrics, say from the 1700's or 1800s, is out of copyright. Then, someone else made the valid point that this is only the case if no-one has re-registered the copyright.
I need to check a load of old folk songs. Is there any place online that I can check to see if these are free to use or not?
Thanks for all advice.
2006-11-07 04:02:36 · 3 answers · asked by Laura-southdevonplayers 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
with folk songs, the words are likely to have been passed down the generations orally, so there won't be an actual author to hold the copyright.
I suppose you could try entering a phrase from each song into a search engine and see if it comes up with an author, but it'll be very time consuming.
Contact a folk club in your area and see if they have any ideas!
2006-11-07 09:31:53 · answer #1 · answered by toscamo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the writer/singer of the song has been dead 80 years then the copyright runs out. Well, that's what my music teacher said.
2006-11-07 12:04:51 · answer #2 · answered by katem1992 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the song is over 100 years old no royalties to pay .that's why adverts on TV used old songs music ect no royalties to pay .
2006-11-10 17:34:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋