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"In the Highway," a song by Maybelle Carter of the Carter Family. "Mother Maybelle" Carter was the actual mother of June Carter, the second wife of Johnny Cash.
As with all music published prior to 1989, the composition would have needed proper copyright notice on it, which is almost certain, given that it was the family business. It would therefore be copyrighted for 95 years from date of publication.
Each recording of each performance of anyone singing the song would also have its own copyright, again typically for 95 years (unless recorded and published prior to 1972, in which case it would only be covered by state copyright laws, which NEVER expire).
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Are the banana boat song lyrics copyright protected?
No; it is a traditional Jamaican folk song.
Are song titles not lyrics copyrighted?
Short phrases such as song titles cannot be protected by copyright.
Is 'The Star-Spangled Banner' public domain or copyright?
Both the song and music are so old that copyright law does not cover them.
Is their still copyright on a song when it has been translated into another language?
Yup. Translating in another language is almost the same as covering it, because the melody keeps the same. And a song with copyright you can't cover, its against article 21 paragraph 4 of the copyright law of USA.
How can you copyright words to a song?
You don't need to formally copyright your lyrics, protection is automatic. As soon as a work of sufficient originality is "fixed in a tangible medium, perceptible to human eye, machine reader or other device". There is no requirement to register or to display a copyright notice for a work to be protected.
Is it copyright if you use a song but change some of the words of it?
That would be copyright infringement if the original song was protected.
You want to copyrite your book of old songs you have songlyrics to a song not in pd do you have a right to copyrite your book?
You can only copyright a song if you are the song's author. You can't copyright someone else's song. Although the author can sell you their copyright.
What year did the Beatles receive their copyright?
Each song has its own copyright year.
Is downloading a song you didn't make copyright?
It is probably copyright infringement. There are exceptions, though.
How do you know if the copyright holder of a song has consented to the song being shared on line?
The only way to be certain is to contact the copyright holder yourself.
How many years after the writer of the Trololo song dies will it take to copyright the song as yours?
If you are not the composer of the song then you can NEVER take the copyright as yours; you would have to purchase it from the copyright owners. Also, when the copyright expires, 50 or more years after the author's death (or after publication, depending upon circumstances and national laws) it is no longer copyrighted at all and nobody can possibly own the copyright.
If you use a song title in a short story and submit it for publication is it breaching copyright?
Short phrases like song titles cannot be protected by copyright.
How do you take copyright off a song?
You can't. It is a right that the writer owns. You can offer to buy the copyright.
Is there a copyright on the song kookaburra sits in the old gum tree?
Yes; in fact there is a famous copyright case about its appearance in the Men at Work song "Down Under."
What is the copyright date of Irene Higginbotham's song THIS WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH?
1943; however, the Copyright Office record shows that copyright protection was terminated in 2004.
Is it copyright if you say a little piece of a song with no music?
no
What is the copyright date for DeVaughn song 'believe'?
2005.
