Up until a couple of years ago, a song entered the public domain when it was 50 years beyond its copyright date. Now, in both the U. S. and Great Britain, that period has been extended to 70 years. One would think that, in half a century, an artist would figure out every way possible to mine profits from a song. But I guess not.
Up until a couple of years ago, a song entered the public domain when it was 50 years beyond its copyright date. Now, in both the U. S. and Great Britain, that period has been extended to 70 years. One would think that, in half a century, an artist would figure out every way possible to mine profits from a song. But I guess not.