Copyright Termination Rights

From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
Length: 59:00

1978 is an important year for rock. Why? because this upcoming January, a lot of artists should be getting the rights to their own music following Copyright Termination, section 203 of 1978. Let's find out what artists qualify, and why this law was even in place. Read the full description.

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Playing: Copyright Termination Rights
From: KSLU

Rs_logo_small 1978 is a year that matters for rock; why? Well, in 1978, there was a form of copyright legislation that was enacted which acted on copyright laws, work for hire, and more importantly, termination rights. Oddly, many artists who copyrighted their music in 1978 will be SOL on Jan 1st, 2013, 35 years after '78 thanks to a few termination clauses in the legislation regarding copyright. Historically, copyright usually sticks with you 50 years after death; why was the termination put in place? Let's find out on this week's ROCK SCHOOL!

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1978 is a year that matters for rock; why? Well, in 1978, there was a form of copyright legislation that was enacted which acted on copyright laws, work for hire, and more importantly, termination rights. Oddly, many artists who copyrighted their music in 1978 will be SOL on Jan 1st, 2013, 35 years after '78 thanks to a few termination clauses in the legislation regarding copyright. Historically, copyright usually sticks with you 50 years after death; why was the termination put in place? Let's find out on this week's ROCK SCHOOL!

Musical Works

Title	Artist	Album	Label	Year	Length
Blue Collar Man	Styx	Pieces of Eight.	A&M	1978	04:05
Werewolves of London	Warren Zevon	Excitable Boy.	Rhino	1978	03:29
Feel Like a Number	Bob Seger / Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band	Stranger in Town.	Capitol	1978	03:42
Move It on Over	George Thorogood & the Destroyers	Move It on Over.	Rounder Select / New Rounder / Rounder / Universal Classics & Jazz	1978	04:18
I Need to Know	Tom Petty / Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers	You're Gonna Get It!.	Gone Gator/MCA	1978	02:25
Roll with the Changes	REO Speedwagon	You Can Tune a Piano, But You Can't Tuna Fish.	Epic / Epic/Legacy	1978	05:37
Can't Stand Losing You	The Police	Outlandos d'Amour.	A&M / Interscope	1978	02:58
One Way or Another	Blondie	Parallel Lines .	EMI Music Distribution	1978	03:36