limit for royalties for music ?
2006-12-09 23:33:32 · 10 answers · asked by bluehead 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
i think it is 50 years
2006-12-09 23:36:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not on the original recordings. Royalties for sales, reproduction and public airing are always paid. But after a certain amount of time (about 70 years after the artist's death) the music becomes 'public domain'
An example, an orchestra can perform, record and sell old classical works without any payment to the estate of Mozart, Beethoven etc. Any royalties from sales of the recording will go to the orchestra.
An artist covering an Elvis song will have to pay royalties to his estate because he died less than 70 years ago.
2006-12-10 00:04:02 · answer #2 · answered by Cale 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, whilst the music, song etc. remains in copyright, the copyright owner is entitled to royalties. That is why people like Sir Paul McCartney are very, very ,very rich. The first answer, btw is wrong. Copyright lasts for the lifetime of the composer/author and for 50 years after their death. A recording of an out-of-copyright work lasts for 50 years from date of recording.
2006-12-09 23:36:27 · answer #3 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
copy right lasts 50 years before it expires and the music is effectively copy right free, thays why the beatles, the elvis estate et al are releasing all these "greatest hits" albums now before the copy right runs out and they can no longer claim any royalties. dont you just love 'em?
2006-12-09 23:50:06 · answer #4 · answered by Andy S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, In Britain it is 50 years but in America it is 100 years
2006-12-09 23:48:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-14 09:36:32 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
50 years is the limit where a person can keep music
rights ..after that it's free for every one
2006-12-09 23:41:25 · answer #7 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea- after awhile, the person who is listening to it invented the song.
If you listened to jep 785, I can now make money by selling the Beattles and Elvis Presley.
2006-12-09 23:36:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sky's the limit. Go for it!
2006-12-09 23:35:21 · answer #9 · answered by Roberta 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so
2006-12-09 23:34:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋