Posted by E-man on December 19, 2003 at 23:19:43:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Blue Bells of Scotland?? posted by Scott on December 18, 2003 at 15:52:36:
Actually I don't think it's likely that his estate received any monies from the recording, as it was made in the 1890's. Although I agree that the estate should have.
You folks that don't know anything about copyright laws, do some homework. Copyright protection is heavily slanted toward publication and recording companies. These companies continue to receive royalties long after the composer is deader than a doornail. There's very little there to protect the original artist unless he is shrewd enough to get everything in writing up front.