Both the song and music are so old that copyright law does not cover them.
It is Public Domain.
Both the song and music are so old that copyright law does not cover them.
Public domain, for more than a century. What could still be protected is a modern arrangement.
Both the song and music are so old that copyright law does not cover them.
Key has been dead for 170 years, so it's long since been in the public domain.
The song was originally put into the "public domain" so there is no copyright on the song itself. HOWEVER people who have recorded the song would own the mechanical and/or publishing rights, so for any specific recording of the song there will be a rightsholder.
No, it is in the public domain.
No one. It's in the public domain.
"The Star-Spangled Banner," the national anthem of the United States, is in the public domain, meaning it is not protected by copyright. The lyrics, written by Francis Scott Key in 1814, and the music, composed by John Stafford Smith, were published long before modern copyright laws came into effect. However, specific arrangements or performances of the anthem may be subject to copyright.
Works no longer protected by copyright are said to be in the public domain.
Pubic domain occurs naturally when a copyright expires. In theory, a copyright owner can intentionally disclaim any power to enforce a copyright, making it as if it were "public domain".
Nobody. It's public domain.