Isabella

The sound recording of "Isabella" by Gösta Ekman, released in 2000, falls squarely under federal copyright protection as mandated by the Music Modernization Act (MMA). The MMA, through its amendment to 17 U.S.C. § 1401, extended federal copyright protection to sound recordings fixed prior to February 15, 1972, but also clarified and codified the federal protection for recordings fixed on or after that date. Since this recording was fixed in 2000, it clearly post-dates the crucial February 15, 1972 threshold, making it eligible for standard federal copyright protection from its inception. Under current US copyright law, a sound recording created in 2000 is protected for a term of 95 years from its first publication if it was a work made for hire, or for the life of the author plus 70 years if it was not. Given that this recording was released on a record label, it is highly probable it was created as a work made for hire, meaning its protection would extend until 2095. This aligns with the rule engine's determination of 'Protected'. Well-known facts about recordings from this era, particularly those commercially released by established artists like Gösta Ekman, consistently show them to be federally protected. The recording is not an obscure, independently made track from a bygone era but a professionally produced work from the early 21st century, making its protected status unambiguous under the MMA's framework for modern sound recordings.