where to get public domain music from the 30′-50′ ?
I found some in the 78 RPMs & Cylinder Recordings part of the http://www.archive.org/details/audio_music.
But its hard to navigate, i wonder is there a other, better place for public domain music from that era, or music in general.
Everything before 1921 is in the public domain. After that, copyright laws start to kick in.
Wikipedia has a pretty good explanation of how they work, and thanks to the periodic meddling of the US Congress and forgetfulness of some copyright holders to renew their copyrights, some old music is public domain and some isn’t. The only way to know for sure is to check each title with ASCAP and BMI.
Public Domain – Operation blade (2000 B’n'G Vs Musico remix)
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