answersLogoWhite

0

Provided that all original documents and renewals were properly filed the copyright on Jerome Kerns music for Showboat would be held by his estate. Jerome Kerns passed away in 1945 ... copyright laws are fully in effect until at least 70 years after death. Only 64 years have passed (as of 2009) since Kern's death. His music would be eligible for being public domain in the year 2015 at the earliest, and even at that, the copyrights might go well beyond that depending on how his estate was set up before he died.

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

What else can I help you with?