What is the duration of copyright for sound recordings and musical works?
Currently in the UK, the duration of copyright is as follows: Sound recordings: 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which it was recorded, or 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which it was released, providing it was released within that first period.** **At present many labels and organisations are campaigning for extension of copyright on sound recordings and this is being reviewed. Musical Works: Copyrighted for the life of the composer plus 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the composer died.
