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Darn, that’s what I figured. I guess now I have to hope that this was not the first publication, and that the actual first publication was in 1928 or earlier. (My attempt to figure this out is what my other thread is about.)

Items published without a date were automatically injected into the US public domain upon publication if first published before 1978. If published 1978-1988 the public domain injection was not automatic, but copyright owners had to file a claim of copyright and the certify that the publication with...

The "Verifying copyright status" page says the following: When you've finished your research, please add the results of your work to one of the pages above to make it easier for other users, and also add information to the file description form to prove that your copy is in the public doma...

I've tried to open the melody search in several browsers, all with Javascript enabled, but it always says "you need to enable Javascript". Is this just not working anymore? (Its disappearance from the main navigation at some point makes me suspect so…)

This is a question about public domain as it applies to derivative works, not uploadability here, but maybe someone around here will know… I'm based in the US. When I was young and clueless about copyright law, back in 2007 or so, I transcribed the fanfare from La Peri by Dukas for flute ensemble. (...