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Have any of you given any thoughts to the 50 year copyright extension rule in the EU which means that any recording not released within 50 years becomes public domain?
Many artists and their record companies will try to protect any unreleased recordings by releasing them, even in a very limited way. Once they have done this, the copyright is protected for 70 years. If they do not protect them, other record labels are perfectly within the law to release them, providing they can access the recordings of course.
Some artists choose to protect their recordings more than others. For example, Bob Dylan releases everything - every single take of a song. These will often be on CDs that are released in a very limited number. Similarly, The Rolling Stones have been known to release recordings on YouTube just before midnight on New Year's Eve of the 50th year and for a very brief time!
Others don't protect their recordings at all. For example, Motown have never bothered with this for any of their artists. So I don't really expect any recordings from Michael's Motown era to be released. However it is interesting to consider what might be released from the mid 70's onwards after they moved to Epic and when it is thought Michael started to make demos of his own compositions.
Would be interested to hear your thoughts.
Many artists and their record companies will try to protect any unreleased recordings by releasing them, even in a very limited way. Once they have done this, the copyright is protected for 70 years. If they do not protect them, other record labels are perfectly within the law to release them, providing they can access the recordings of course.
Some artists choose to protect their recordings more than others. For example, Bob Dylan releases everything - every single take of a song. These will often be on CDs that are released in a very limited number. Similarly, The Rolling Stones have been known to release recordings on YouTube just before midnight on New Year's Eve of the 50th year and for a very brief time!
Others don't protect their recordings at all. For example, Motown have never bothered with this for any of their artists. So I don't really expect any recordings from Michael's Motown era to be released. However it is interesting to consider what might be released from the mid 70's onwards after they moved to Epic and when it is thought Michael started to make demos of his own compositions.
Would be interested to hear your thoughts.