Sound recording
In the case of a sound recording the author and first owner of copyright is the record producer ; in the case of a broadcast, the broadcaster ; and in the case of a published edition, the publisher.
Copyright in sound recording lasts for 50 years from the end of the year in which it was made or, if published in this time, 50 years from the end of the year of publication.
Copyright is, however, a form of property which, like physical property, can be bought or sold, inherited or otherwise transferred, wholly or in part. So, some or all of the economic rights may subsequently belong to someone other than the first owner.
In contrast, the moral rights accorded to authors of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and film directors remain with the author or director or pass to his or her heirs on death.
