[Tango-L] Copyright for tango music?

[John H. Walton]

Tony Rathburn <webmaster at tonyrathburn.com> said:

> 
> officially, all tango music is copyrighted... and, the copyright 
> never expires.  
>

Not technically true IMHO. It varies by country, but copyright in the
actual intellectual property of the *music* lasts about 23 years. i.e.
after that time you can perform the music in public, or make a recording,
without paying any fees.

However the rights to any actual *recording* of the music last in
perpetuity.

See (et al):

http://inventors.about.com/od/copyrights/a/expiration.htm   

John Walton
Webmaster
DanceWeb

http://www.danceweb.co.uk/