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criddell on Aug 6, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Andy Warhol's lost Amiga art found

How did they handle things like music played on the radio? I've never heard a copyright notice on the radio for recorded or live music.

blacksqr on Aug 6, 2024 [–]

Performance of a work was not considered publication for copyright purposes. A copyright notice on published sheet music is how you got protection.

Sound recordings were not eligible for copyright protection at all until 1972.

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