Wednesday, February 15, 2012

February 15, 1972: Sound Recordings are granted U.S. federal copyright protection

Today is the 40th anniversary of sound recordings being granted federal copyright protection. It is funny that in just 40 years we've gone from starting to protect sound recordings to actually having copyright center around recordings.

For more information, check out these resources...

U.S. Copyright Office

Federal Copyright Protection for Pre-1972 Sound Recordings, U.S. Copyright Office

Copyright Basics, U.S. Copyright Office

Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright, Library of Congress

Sonnet Ireland
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