antiMUSIC - Landmark Copyright Case

Landmark Copyright Case

04/18/05
. (ABA Journal) In a precedent-setting decision, New York state's highest court last week extended the scope of common-law copyright. The ruling gives a huge boost to those who own the rights to recorded musical performances�almost always large music companies, not the musicians who made the recordings.

The Court of Appeals' groundbreaking April 5 decision held that rights to performances recorded before 1972 are protected under state common law, even after those recordings have been put on the market. The ruling, Capitol Records Inc. v. Naxos of America, No. 30, increases the duration of protection for a treasure trove of recorded music, keeping it out of the public domain until 2067. This benefits the companies that own the rights to all pre-1972 recorded performances and prevents others from releasing their own versions of these early recordings. [see full story for more] - Click here for the Full Story

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