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Ivan
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« on: February 27, 2009, 01:38:40 AM »

Is it legal to use the music from a film that is now under public domain (1927 film, copyright never renewed) for a non-commercial game? I can't find anything specific about that.
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« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2009, 02:39:58 AM »

Is there a reason why the copyright for the music should last longer than the copyright for the movie? I have no idea really ...
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« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2009, 04:56:36 AM »

music and movies are covered by the same copyright, I think.  In europe it's less lengthy than in america; I was planning on using some WW2 propaganda music for a game recently, but decided against it/put it on hold.
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« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2009, 06:00:00 AM »

If the movie is PD, that includes the movie's audio.
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