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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward
Here's fun fact for you. All audio recordings are still under copyright, and will be until 2067. So Edison's first phonograph patent, expired in 34 years (I believe, 17 + 17), but his recording of "Mary had a little lamb", is still under copyright...(Because, after all, we have to protect the economic interests of copyright holders...)
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In the UK, the copyright on the recording currently expires 50 years after it's published (with some caveats), although there may still be copyright on the text or music being recorded.
http://www.pagestore.net/mediarights.co.uk/