As an example, Bach has approx. 6 million listeners monthly on Spotify. Who gets those royalties? Are they profit for streaming services? Donated? Given to a trust?
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Classical Music is in the public domain, meaning that it is too old to qualify for copyright protection.
So the descendants of composers can’t claim royalties for the work anymore.
But a particular performance of said music can be protected.
A lot of classic music is available commission free however, for example US Army bands can’t charge for performances so all their performances are royalty free.
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