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Music legality - Humming an old tune
There is an ooold song (from 1929) called I'm Just a Gigolo. One of my actors is humming this line in my film.
Any idea if I still need a license for it ? I am not using it as background music - just humming a single tune.
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Given it is over 50 years old, there might no longer be an enforcable performance copyright but give APRA a call to make sure.
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David Lee Roth did a cover version of this song in the 80's, based on a Louie Prima recording from 1956. I doubt the song is public domain.
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According to US copyright law, works published or registered between 1923 and 1978 currently have a maximum copyright duration of 95 years from the date of publication.
"Just a Gigolo" was published in 1931. So you're looking at about a 15 year wait for public domain status. Anything published before 1923 is in the public domain. A good rule of thumb is to consider anything published after that is still protected by copyright. |
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