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torbit | 10 years ago

The copyright will end in December 31, 2016 for the EU

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analog31|10 years ago

Has it been invalidated in the EU?

Oddly enough, the expiration date of a copyright is a birthday of sorts.

torbit|10 years ago

ah sorry. updated to "will expire".

cromulent|10 years ago

If it only covers the words, then can we still sing Paljon Onnea Vaan in Finnish?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FI6c_r3dKg

anon4|10 years ago

My hunch is that a translation is obviously a derivative, therefore you cannot.

Edit: of course now you can, but before this ruling you couldn't. Or to be pedantic, you still can't, but there's noone to stop you.