[torbit]

The copyright will end in December 31, 2016 for the EU

[analog31]

Has it been invalidated in the EU?

Oddly enough, the expiration date of a copyright is a birthday of sorts.

[torbit]

ah sorry. updated to "will expire".

[cromulent]

If it only covers the words, then can we still sing Paljon Onnea Vaan in Finnish?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FI6c_r3dKg

[anon4]

My hunch is that a translation is obviously a derivative, therefore you cannot.

Edit: of course now you can, but before this ruling you couldn't. Or to be pedantic, you still can't, but there's noone to stop you.

[lutorm]

Does American copyright law really extend to Finland? (I assume few people sing the Finnish version in the US...)