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Originally Posted by WiredGuy
in the clip, it said the song was released in 1986. I thought copyright law only extended to about 20 years, so wouldn't that mean since 2006 it could be used with royalties?
WG
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this along with all the other ignorant repsonses to copyright make wonder what kind of people are in this biz.
Copyright in the US at least, is 95 years after publication or 120 years after creation( whichever is sooner ) or 70 years after the death of the creator. If he wrote the song while being paid by the record company it's 95 years if he wrote it on his own then it's 70 years after he croaks. Assuming he wrote it in 1986 under teh employment of his label the copyright runs out in 2081. Of course in about 10-12 years Disney will bribe congress to extend copyright again. God forbid somone in 2022 uses Steamboat Willey without paying Disney. Basically only things made before 1923 are free from copyright.