How long does the copy right last on old songs?

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How long does the copy right last on old songs?

I was thinking of helping my friend who loves old hymns by scanning in songs from old hymn books and turning them into text files so he can do a word search on them.

But we do not know how long the copy rights last on these songs.
Can you help? Thanks.

2007-01-01 02:59:55 · 2 answers · asked by tim 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music

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copy rights end 70 years after the owners death. if the author did not pass them on, then there shouldn't be a problem with old hymns, but they may have passed it on to younger generations, then you'd need to wait 70 years after their death..

2007-01-01 03:07:38 · answer #1 · answered by Konrad 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

2007-01-01 11:07:52 · answer #2 · answered by matti_cole 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋