Rights to MLK speech.

[beat rocker prod]

Hello fellow samplers and diggers. I have a question!

I'm currently working on an Instrumental in which I'm using samples from the MLK "I have a dream" speech. I searched on the net for the corresponding holder of the rights, but still I have not found a concrete answer. 1000s of links and a bunch of misguided info. Anyone care to stir me in the right direction?

 

[Magnificentbutcher]

The King family owns all rights to the speech since it has been registered and copyrighted as far as I know.

 

[beat rocker prod]

I read somewhere EMI bought the rights. I'm going to do further research, but I more leaning to his family.

 

[barrymanilow]

correta scott king probably owns them?

 

[Magnificentbutcher]

Haha, barrymanilow. That's hands down the best username ever.

 

[barrymanilow]

lol thanks

 

[Romplr]

I wonder if its gone into Public Domain yet... seems like it should have. Unless the family wants to protect everything its on.

 

[OneSProductions]

Hm, my guess would be that it'd be under the public domain. I mean, its in almost every history textbook, history movie, things like that. Id be surprised if it wasnt, but, could be wrong.