Originally Posted By: edshaw
My understanding of PD is, after a number of years, the rights to use the song are turned over to the public. In the jurisdiction, We all own the song.


Many, many years.

Most countries are life of the author PLUS 70 years.

The USA in a nutshell:

Life + 70 years (works published since 1978 or unpublished works)[228] 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation whichever is shorter (anonymous works, pseudonymous works, or works made for hire, published since 1978)[229]

95 years from publication for works published 1964–77; 28 (if copyright not renewed) or 95 years from publication for works published 1924–63 (Copyrights prior to 1924 have expired, not including copyrights on sound recordings fixed prior to February 15, 1972, covered only under state laws.)[

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