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Re:All sound recordings prior to 1923 will enter the US publ... by jedberg on Tuesday December 07, 2021 @05:39PM (#29479141)
I realize it creates a legal quagmire to have abandoned works and I think registration should be required to solve that.

That being said, what in reality would happen if you release that sheet music? If it's abandoned, there wouldn't be anyone to come after you for it. You could just put it up online for free and then honor DMCA takedowns from people who can prove they are the rights holder.

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Re:All sound recordings prior to 1923 will enter the US publ... by ncallaway on Tuesday December 07, 2021 @07:56PM (#29480168)
> I realize it creates a legal quagmire to have abandoned works and I think registration should be required to solve that.

I really like the model of every work automatically receiving protection. I think creations should automatically receive a relatively short-term automatic copy-right protection (say 14 years). After that, I think extensions should require manual renewals by the current rights holder (including contact information for the rights holder)

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