The Internet Archive seems to be the perfect place for finding digital versions of older, more obscure music. However, a lot of it is only offered sample-only. Is there any way for to access these files? To me, it seems useless to have hundreds of thousands of songs when nobody can access them.
Is there any way to access the sample-only portion of the Internet Archive?
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Nevermind. I misunderstood your question.
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FYI, according to the site PD Info, as a general rule of thumb, there are for all intents and purposes no music recordings in the public domain in the US, until the year 2067.
https://www.pdinfo.com/copyright-law/public-domain-sound-recordings.php
https://www.pdinfo.com/copyright-law/public-domain-sound-recordings.php
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47 years until I hear some Edison cylinder music...
There may be some exotic exceptions to the above rule. But in the absence of any explicit, well-documented and well-researched info to the contrary, it's better to assume that the recordings are still protected.
I'm not sure which recordings will enter the public domain in 2067 btw. So I don't know if the Edison recordings will be available then.
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