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.
Wolkoviski would still control the copyright, although he is now known as Alexander Tamir.
Queen Music, a division of EMI.
Several divisions of EMI; EMI Blackwood would be a good place to start.
Abba performing Take A Chance On Me. (C) 1977 Polar Music International AB
Walli Woo Entertainment and Winding Brook Way Music control the songs. The screenplays, movies, and Broadway show each have their own additional rightsholders; for example, the stage adaptation of the screenplay is copyright Thomas Meehan and Mark O'Donnell, New Line Cinema holds the rights for the new movie, Stage Stars Records holds master rights for the soundtrack...
I would assume Richard O'Brien still holds the copyright.
Unless other arrangements were made, the creator is the initial copyright holder.
Warner-Tamerlane.
Jerome Caminada has written: 'Twenty-five years of detective life' 'My purpose holds'
Muppets, Inc.
Unless other arrangements were made, the creator is the initial copyright holder.
The Richmond Organization.
The Rank Organization.
Little, Brown.
Catchme.com is registered to Slingshot Labs.
Yes, altering an image does not automatically remove its copyright. The original creator still holds the copyright to the altered image.
Unless the job is work for hire or work for employer the photographer holds the copyright.