Record Industry Braces for Artists’ Battles Over Song Rights

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/16/ar...s.html?_r=1&hp

"When copyright law was revised in the mid-1970s, musicians, like creators of other works of art, were granted “termination rights,” which allow them to regain control of their work after 35 years, so long as they apply at least two years in advance. Recordings from 1978 are the first to fall under the purview of the law, but in a matter of months, hits from 1979, like “The Long Run” by the Eagles and “Bad Girls” by Donna Summer, will be in the same situation — and then, as the calendar advances, every other master recording once it reaches the 35-year mark."


This could be an interesting battle. Too bad Rumours was made too early fall under this law.