Expired in europe

January 4, 2003

Companies in U.S. Sing Blues as Europe Reprises 50's Hits

Recordings made in the early- to mid-1950's Ñ by figures like Maria Callas, Elvis Presley and Ella Fitzgerald Ñ are entering the public domain in Europe, opening the way for any European recording company to release albums that had been owned exclusively by particular labels.