New York Court Reestablishes Common Law Copyright
"A major change to US music copyright practices could be in the offing after a court ruled a record label broke the law by reissuing old recordings.
"New York’s highest court said Naxos was wrong to release classical recordings by Yehudi Menuhin and others – even though they were out of copyright.
"The court said such recordings were still covered by common law."
BBC News. Court Secures Classical Copyright. April 6, 2005.
See also:
John Caher. N.Y. High Court Expands Copyright Protection for Recordings. Law.com. April 6, 2005.
Michael Gormley. Court Rules Common Law Protects Recordings. SFGate.com. April 5, 2005.
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