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=== European Union ===
 
=== European Union ===
 
* 70 years after the first publication<ref name="Directive 2006/116/EC">[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32006L0116:EN:NOT Directive 2006/116/EC]</ref>
 
* 70 years after the first publication<ref name="Directive 2006/116/EC">[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32006L0116:EN:NOT Directive 2006/116/EC]</ref>
* After the death of the performer, but not before the expiration of the term of copyright
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* After the death of the performer, but not before the expiration of the term of copyright (by expiration of the copyright term of living performers is the work free)
 
* 70 years after the composer's death
 
* 70 years after the composer's death
 
* The protection period begins from [[December 31|December 31st]] of that year, in which the event is set (e.g. death: 15 May 1941; public domain: 1 January 2012)<ref name="EU period">[[Wikipedia:Copyright law of the European Union#Duration of protection|EU Art. 8 Duration of protection]]</ref><ref name="D period">[http://dejure.org/gesetze/UrhG/69.html UrhG Art. 69 Berechnung der Fristen]</ref>
 
* The protection period begins from [[December 31|December 31st]] of that year, in which the event is set (e.g. death: 15 May 1941; public domain: 1 January 2012)<ref name="EU period">[[Wikipedia:Copyright law of the European Union#Duration of protection|EU Art. 8 Duration of protection]]</ref><ref name="D period">[http://dejure.org/gesetze/UrhG/69.html UrhG Art. 69 Berechnung der Fristen]</ref>
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=== Switzerland ===
 
=== Switzerland ===
 
* 50 years after the first publication<ref name="period of protection">[http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/sr/231_1/a39.html URG Art. 39 Schutzdauer]</ref>
 
* 50 years after the first publication<ref name="period of protection">[http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/sr/231_1/a39.html URG Art. 39 Schutzdauer]</ref>
* After the death of the performer, but not before the expiration of the term of copyright
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* After the death of the performer, but not before the expiration of the term of copyright (by expiration of the copyright term of living performers is the work free)
 
* 70 years after the composer's death<ref name="general use">[http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/sr/231_1/a29.html URG Art. 29 Im Allgemeinen]</ref>
 
* 70 years after the composer's death<ref name="general use">[http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/sr/231_1/a29.html URG Art. 29 Im Allgemeinen]</ref>
 
* The protection period begins from [[December 31|December 31st]] of that year, in which the event is set (e.g. death: 15 May 1941; public domain: 1 January 2012)
 
* The protection period begins from [[December 31|December 31st]] of that year, in which the event is set (e.g. death: 15 May 1941; public domain: 1 January 2012)
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* '''Individuals:''' life of the author plus 70 years and 95 years after the first publication date
 
* '''Individuals:''' life of the author plus 70 years and 95 years after the first publication date
 
* '''Note:''' Additional works made in 1923 or afterwards that were still protected by copyright in 1998 will not enter the public domain until 2019 or afterward.
 
* '''Note:''' Additional works made in 1923 or afterwards that were still protected by copyright in 1998 will not enter the public domain until 2019 or afterward.
* '''See also:''' '''[[Wikipedia:Copyright Term Extension Act|Copyright Term Extension Act]]'''
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* '''See also:''' '''[[Catalog of Copyright Entries]]''', '''[[Wikipedia:Copyright Term Extension Act|Copyright Term Extension Act]]'''
 
 
  
 
=== References ===
 
=== References ===
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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* '''[[Wikipedia:List of countries' copyright lengths|List of countries' copyright lengths]]'''
 
* [[Wikipedia:Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works|Berne Convention (1886)]]
 
* [[Wikipedia:Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works|Berne Convention (1886)]]
 
* [[:en:PD:Copyright investigation|Copyright investigation (index of our references and sources)]]
 
* [[:en:PD:Copyright investigation|Copyright investigation (index of our references and sources)]]

Latest revision as of 08:50, 9 August 2018

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The Copyright term of a musical work ends after the death of the performer, a fixed period since the first publication of the recording and/or after the death of the composer.

The headquarters of the Public Domain Project are located in Küsnacht (Switzerland), therefore all articles in our MediaWiki and/or phonogram documents (flac files) are based under the Swiss copyright law.

Europe

European Union

  • 70 years after the first publication[1]
  • After the death of the performer, but not before the expiration of the term of copyright (by expiration of the copyright term of living performers is the work free)
  • 70 years after the composer's death
  • The protection period begins from December 31st of that year, in which the event is set (e.g. death: 15 May 1941; public domain: 1 January 2012)[2][3]

Switzerland

  • 50 years after the first publication[4]
  • After the death of the performer, but not before the expiration of the term of copyright (by expiration of the copyright term of living performers is the work free)
  • 70 years after the composer's death[5]
  • The protection period begins from December 31st of that year, in which the event is set (e.g. death: 15 May 1941; public domain: 1 January 2012)


North America

United States

  • Corporate authorship: 120 years after creation and 95 years after the first publication date
  • Individuals: life of the author plus 70 years and 95 years after the first publication date
  • Note: Additional works made in 1923 or afterwards that were still protected by copyright in 1998 will not enter the public domain until 2019 or afterward.
  • See also: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Copyright Term Extension Act

References

See also

External links