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Feb 14, 2024 · If Ravel wrote Bolero in 1928 and published it soon thereafter (Wikipedia says it was published in 1929), US copyright would expire some time around now or next year.
Feb 22, 2024 · It is a fact that, since 1 May 2016, Boléro has been increasingly performed around the world (a film named after the score's title, directed by Anne Fontaine, is also due to be released in cinemas on 6 March 2024).
Boléro: Directed by Anne Fontaine. With Raphaël Personnaz, Doria Tillier, Jeanne Balibar, Emmanuelle Devos. Follows the boundary-pushing Rubinstein as she selects Maurice Ravel to compose the music for her next ballet. Ravel ends up creating his greatest success ever: Boléro.
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- 2024-03-06
May 1, 2016 · The European copyright has expired for classical music’s largest and most extravagant crescendo, Maurice Ravel’s Boléro. Although the U.S. copyright does not run out until 2025, Europeans can now use the piece freely in advertisements, films and figure-skating routines without having to pay royalties.
Feb 14, 2024 · According to the French magazine Le Figaro, a return of Boléro to the private domain would represent a “bonus” in terms of copyright royalties of around 20 million euros.
Jul 1, 2024 · Check out this amazing flashmob to Ravel's Bolero. Since 2018, Benois’ heirs have been demanding he should be credited as co-author and share some of the proceeds. The designer died in 1960, which would mean Boléro would be back under copyright until 2039.
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May 2, 2024 · Under French law the piece entered the public domain in 2016. But much like the music, the copyright battle over “Boléro” just keeps going.
