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On 8 February 2016, a court ruled that the children's song "Happy Birthday to You" was in the public domain and Warner/Chappell Music was required to pay $14 million to the song's licensees. [10] In October 2020, American humorist Tom Lehrer released his entire catalogue, dating back to the 1950s, into the public domain. [11]
Since there was no evidence Summy Co. had copyright on the song, the song is still considered to be in the public domain. [ 47 ] Before the lawsuit, Warner/Chappell had been earning $2 million a year licensing the song for commercial use, [ 45 ] with a notable example the $5,000 paid by the filmmakers of the 1994 documentary Hoop Dreams [ 48 ...
Pages in category "Public domain music" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Choral Public Domain Library: Sheet music archive of choral and vocal music in the public domain or otherwise freely available for printing and performing 36,869 [41] Yes International Music Score Library Project: Music scores and parts, mostly scanned from publications now in the public domain; some recordings. 42,000 (370,000 scores)
In 1970, rock musician Ringo Starr surprised the public by releasing an album of Songbook songs from the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, Sentimental Journey.Reviews were mostly poor or even disdainful, [25] but the album reached number 22 on the US Billboard 200 [26] and number 7 in the UK Albums Chart, [27] with sales of 500,000.
The SCP Wiki is a collaborative urban fantasy writing website about the fictional SCP Foundation, a secretive organization that contains anomalous or supernatural items and entities away from the eyes of the public. [109] CC BY-SA [109] Stack Overflow: CC BY-SA 57: The Public Domain Review: Online journal showcasing public domain works.
Public domain music scores (720,000) and recordings (79,000), including some contemporary composers. International Music Score Library Project: Inventions of Note: popular music, technology: 50 Sheet music for popular songs and piano compositions, mostly 1890–1920. Lewis Music Library at MIT: Jean-Baptiste Lully Collection
One of the most notable works to enter the public domain in the United States in 2022 was Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne. [2] All sheet music published in 1926 entered the public domain. [3] Under the Music Modernization Act, tens of thousands of sound recordings that were published before 1923 entered the public domain on 1 January 2022.