Most texts explaining copyright are real eye glazers. Not so an article I ran across in The New Yorker from 2014 entitled “Crooner in Rights Spat.” It’s a very readable account of the absurd state of US copyright law and how it got that way.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/10/20/crooner-rights-spat
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I agree--it's exceptionally well written and is the best summary I've seen so far of the principles involved.
Since publication of this article the status of "Happy Birthday to You" has changed:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/happy-birthday-song-officially-recognized-in-public-domain/
Thanks for sharing!
Peter
I agree--it's exceptionally well written and is the best summary I've seen so far of the principles involved.
Since publication of this article the status of "Happy Birthday to You" has changed:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/happy-birthday-song-officially-recognized-in-public-domain/
Thanks for sharing!
Peter
The Story of a Movie is a "making-of" featurette for your ears.