Suite for Variety Orchestra No. 1

The rule engine has classified the sound recording of "Suite for Variety Orchestra No. 1" as UNCERTAIN because the year of fixation is unknown. This is a critical piece of information for applying the Music Modernization Act (MMA), specifically 17 U.S.C. § 1401. The MMA established federal copyright protection for sound recordings fixed before February 15, 1972, which were previously governed by a patchwork of state laws. For such recordings, their federal term of protection depends on their fixation date, with specific durations set forth in the MMA. Without a confirmed fixation date, it's impossible to determine which MMA provision governs this particular recording. Recordings fixed between 1923 and 1946 generally receive 100 years of protection from fixation, while those fixed between 1947 and 1956 receive 110 years, and so on. Since "Suite for Variety Orchestra No. 1" (often known as 'Jazz Suite No. 2') is a classical work by a 20th-century Russian composer, it is highly likely that any recording of it would fall within the pre-1972 category. However, given the nature of classical music, numerous recordings exist, and each individual recording has its own fixation date and thus its own copyright status under the MMA. For example, a recording by a Soviet-era orchestra might have been fixed in the 1950s or 60s, while a modern recording could be from the 1990s or later. Each specific sound recording would need its fixation year to be determined for proper MMA classification.