Posted on 10/21/2025 5:49:26 AM PDT by DallasBiff
For example:
Frankie Valli who is 91, is still performing, according to Wikipedia, and got married again at 81. His work will remain under copyright until he dies + 70 years after his death.
A song becomes part of the public domain when its copyright protection expires, is forfeited, or waived, meaning it can be freely used, copied, or modified without permission or payment. The specific timing depends on the country, the type of work (musical composition vs. sound recording), and the date of creation or publication.
In the United States, the rules are complex and differ between musical compositions and sound recordings. For musical compositions (the underlying melody, lyrics, and sheet music), works published before 1927 are generally in the public domain.
More specifically, compositions published in 1928 or earlier entered the public domain on January 1, 2024, due to the expiration of copyright.<>p> For compositions published after 1928, copyright typically lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years, meaning a song will enter the public domain 70 years after the death of its last surviving author.
For sound recordings (the actual audio performance), the rules are different and were significantly changed by the Music Modernization Act of 2018. Recordings made before 1923 entered the public domain on January 1, 2022.
Recordings made between 1923 and 1946 are protected for 100 years after publication, so those from 1923 will enter the public domain at the end of 2022, and those from 1946 will enter in 2046.
Recordings made between 1947 and 1956 are protected for 110 years after publication, entering the public domain by 2056.
Recordings made from 1957 to February 15, 1972, will enter the public domain on February 15, 2067.
It is crucial to note that even if a musical composition is in the public domain, a specific sound recording of that song may still be under copyright protection.
For example, a new recording of a public domain song by a modern artist is protected by copyright.
Therefore, to use a song legally, one must verify the public domain status of both the composition and the specific recording being used.
The Song of the Dawn--Paul Whiteman
Here Comes the Sun--Ted Wallace & His Campus Boys
Cheer Up! Good Times Are Coming!--Phil Spitalny's Music
There's a New Day Coming--The Sam Ross Silvertown Orchestra
Division? Lol…..I cant help but believe thered be no video if there was no No Kings protests Kenny…. You know the ones who say Trump is evil and ICE are criminals…..
Biden’s destruction of America wasn’t divisive, apparently.
Has been loser
Keeny, he made that song popular again and not you killed it. Guess you don’t like money either.
Bingo
My thoughts exactly.
Trump didn’t make it and is not responsible. IF loggins really wants to pursue it, he can sue the meme producer.
Return to Pooh Corner. Kenny, just help Pooh get the honey jar unstuck from his nose.
Maybe Kenny just dropped in to see what condition his condition was in.
What a fool believes.
Just to be clear, Loggins did not write the song. It was written for the movie Top Gun. It was offered to Starship, Toto, REO Speedwagon, Brian Adams and many others, before they gave it to Loggins.
Gorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock wrote the song.
Kenny Loggins wrote the first one, cowrote the second, and didn’t write the third.
Interesting
The writer is dead
Who knows
If I got royalties, and Bill Clinton wanted to use my song, I wouldn't love it, but I'd cash the check. Once you make your song available to the public, I'm not sure you can say no.
Now some "artists" have arrangements where they have to approve anyone first and they charge a fortune, like Led Zeppelin. The Eagles and Prince are pretty restrictive too.
Again, Loggins couldn't do anything except ask Trump not to use it. Makes me wondered if he was threatened with a boycott or something if he didn't make a mistake. Or he just knew that would come.
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