copyright/royalties for recording classical music

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If I am recording an artist who is playing classical music (could be anything from 17th to 20th century classical) and I want to market the album (sell it) what music is copyrighted and how do I go about paying the royalties?

Thanks!
 
A good rule of thumb is that anything written over 95 years ago is public domain. This covers virtually all countries. The rules for American copywrites change for works written after 1978. But you may not live to see any of those expire, so don't worry about it.;)

I haven't really looked, but I'm pretty sure you can find information about royalties here. http://www.ascap.com/

barefoot
 
Barefoot's pretty much correct with a good rule of thumb.

The rule used to be life of author + 50 years. Now it is life + 75.

As long as the author's been dead for 50 years, you're safe.
 
ok,
so if I happen to record them playing later 20th century works, where do I go to pay for royalties?

I checked ascap, but all I could see was regarding to doing a live performance of a copyrighted work, and nothing about recording music.

Thanks!
 
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