If the songs were permitted to lapse into the public domain, a session musician (who hit it big) like Jimmy Page could release his OWN compilation of the different artists’ tracks he played on.
And I fail to see “what” is different about seeing that the Beatles continue to make money off of Beatlemusic (when 2 of them are dead) when works by Elvis, Sinatra, and Louis Armstrong are now public domain under English law (and are appearing on low priced compilations).
They didn’t raise a stink when the artists who INFLUENCED them went PD.
It’s not like copyright is respected anyway.
If the songs were permitted to lapse into the public domain, a session musician (who hit it big) like Jimmy Page could release his OWN compilation of the different artists' tracks he played on.Speaking of Jimmy Page, he has released other artists' works under his own name, it's called, much of the Led Zep catalog. ;')
Since these guys were American, English law doesn't matter one wit. And NO, none of these guys' work is public domain. Heck, there isn't a single person posting on this website who could accurately tell you the date for which any of their works will become public domain.