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Old 10-21-2020, 11:08 AM   #1
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Tom Lehrer has put many lyrics in public domain
Tom Lehrer has put many of his lyrics into the public domain.

https://tomlehrersongs.com/

He is 92 years old and his web site is set to be shut down in 2024.
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Old 10-21-2020, 11:25 AM   #2
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Oh the irony! Putting it all as PD means that it could be said to be impossible to plagiarize.
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Old 10-22-2020, 01:05 AM   #3
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Now THAT is what *should* happen. Public domain is where all this property belongs, so other artists can use it for inspiration. 3 cheers for Tom!
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Old 10-22-2020, 05:02 AM   #4
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He will also be putting his original tunes into the public domain. Three cheers for Tom.
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Old 10-22-2020, 08:30 AM   #5
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That's great. I have several of his albums and use to listen to his stuff on the old Dr Demento show when I was a kid. I've been know to break out singing "Be Prepared" from time to time.
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The site now also includes all the music he wrote for the songs, and similar permissions for his music as for his words.
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Old 12-12-2020, 02:31 PM   #8
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I'm glad he had the foresight to retain ownership and possesion of the master tapes of his audio recordings. I guess that is a silver lining to his having to self publish his early commercial musical work. Yet another example and publisher gatekeeping throwing out babies with the bathwater.
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