Twentieth Century-Fox.
First, you do not need to apply for a copyright unless you plan to enforce it; your songs were copyrighted automatically the moment they were written on paper. The "music", if any, would have its own copyright once it is composed and recorded, whether it is put onto paper or not. In fact, each new sound recording of a new performance of the music is a slightly different "creation" and would have its own "sound recording" copyright, which is owned by the performers or producer.
No; the song itself is administered by Music Sales Corp, and various sound recordings have their own additional copyright holders.
Time is not a sound at all. Time is an element of music, a necessary component of any piece of music and any piece of performance art.
Most classical music is in the public domain, which means that any copyrights have expired. However, the recordings of classical music are usually copyrighted, if recorded after 1972, which means that use requires royalty payments, in most cases. Sound recordings (in the USA) prior to 1972 have no federal copyright protection. Edit: Although Gershwin has been dead for some time, some of his music still attracts copyright fees.
The copyright of works composed by a Frenchman generally enter the public domain 70 years after his death, which in this case was 1962. However, any sound recordings made of any performances of those works would have their own copyrights and their own owners and expiration dates, which could be much later.
Yes. Sound recordings of music have two types of protection: for the song itself, and for the performance.
Showing a movie without sound would still be considered a public performance, which would require a license.
No, but any sound recording of a performance of Grieg's music may still be copyrighted according to when it was created and the laws of the country where it was produced. For example, in the USA, any recording published prior to 1972 is copyrighted until 2067 when state copyright laws become preempted by federal copyright.
Protection is automatic as soon as it is recorded.
In music, the lyrics and music can be registered separately or together, and sound recordings have their own rights.
First, you do not need to apply for a copyright unless you plan to enforce it; your songs were copyrighted automatically the moment they were written on paper. The "music", if any, would have its own copyright once it is composed and recorded, whether it is put onto paper or not. In fact, each new sound recording of a new performance of the music is a slightly different "creation" and would have its own "sound recording" copyright, which is owned by the performers or producer.
The book has a copyright. The music has a copyright. The musical production has copyright. The movie has a copyright. The sound track has a copyright. Music not used in the movie has copyright. The play was first produced on Broadway in 1957, meaning it is copyrighted until 95 years later. The movie was produced in 1962 and has 95 years of copyright. The sound recordings of the music produced prior to 1973 have no federal copyright but are protected by state laws until 2067, not including those works that were also part of the 1962 dramatic audiovisual work, which are covered by federal copyright for 95 years.
The words and music are in the public domain, but certain arrangements and performances may be protected, and virtually all sound recordings are protected as well.
Music is one of the types of work protected by copyright, which means only the creator has the right to copy, alter, distributed, or perform the music, or authorize others to do so. Sound recordings are also protected, so any given recording can have many copyrightable elements: the tune and lyrics (together or separately), the arrangement or orchestration, and the particular performance.
Works prior to 1923 (such as "Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do") would be in the public domain. Later works may be in the public domain if they were not renewed; unfortunately the only conclusive way of knowing is to request a search of the paper records at the Copyright Office, which can be prohibitively expensive. Sound recordings of Porter Grainger or his music may still be protected as well, as sound recordings were under state law until 1972.
An extensive list of songs in the public domain (in the US) is linked below. It's much harder to find public domain recordings, as the copyrights for sound recordings are especially convoluted.
No; the song itself is administered by Music Sales Corp, and various sound recordings have their own additional copyright holders.