Musical work in public domain under the 70-year rule
Overview
This page intends to give an overview about musical works
- of which the creators died 70 or more years before the end of that past year and
- for which the applicable copyright term is 70 years.
According to Argentine ley 11723 text and music can be considered as separate works.
See also: copyright, public domain
Obtaining information
Works directly identified as public domain
The ISWC database and SADAIC contain some information directly related to public domain status:
| Name | IPI | role |
|---|---|---|
| POPULAR TRADICIONAL | 00090008014 | A |
| FONDO NACIONAL DE LAS ARTES | 00458995092 | C |
| DP | 00039657154 | C |
Copyright term
For more information see copyright term.
Authorship
The authorship of works registered with SADAIC can be looked up at (http://www.sadaic.org.ar). Another look-up service is http://iswcnet.cisac.org, where one can get the workcodes (ISWC) and the creatorIDs (IPI). The AGADU website also offers ISWC codes.
Year of death
Determination of the year of death can be done by asking a rights holding organisation (SADAIC, GEMA,...) use the website look-up, e.g. AGADU offers this.
An example of an answer to an inquiry of year of death to GEMA can be found at: 2007-09-06 Antwort der GEMA zu einer Anfrage per IPI.