As we pointed out, this actually made the song an "orphan work", which created a new kind of mess, and as we noted, it was entirely possible that a third party could now make a claim to holding the copyright -- though we thought it was unlikely.
Oh, how naive of us.
Yes, you forgot the adage: Where there's a will...there's a relative.
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Where There's a Will...
Yes, you forgot the adage: Where there's a will...there's a relative.
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© is for copyright and ℗ is for phonogram (sound recording), so (OW) is for orphaned work. And everyone said, yes, that's about right.
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