Originally Posted by
Canuck of NI
The Beeb gives nothing away for free. British citizens are heavily taxed for their services, all other go hang. But they run Robert Burns' poetry without paying royalties!
I understand, that with very few exceptions, royalty rights expire between 50-95 years (according to country) after the death of the author/composer etc.
Berne Convention and all that.
Robert Burns has been gone too long to qualify.
[B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="1"]Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]
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