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A Primer On Public Domain Music: Remarks from Amanda Whorton

At the outset, it is important to point out that there are two copyright interests in a song – the musical composition (the lyrics and sheet music) and the sound recording (the specific performance of those lyrics and sheet music). So while a musical composition may be in the public domain, the sound recording may not be.

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