Originally Posted by JonnyPhoenyx

Hi there.
I'm currently making a short film for a film class and can only use uncopyrighted music or music we personally own in the final product (I know I can use sounds from my computer like soundtrack pro). I would really like to use an excerpt from Ode to Joy, but was unaware if this was copyrighted or in the public domain. I checked google and only "personal" websites stated that it wasn't copyrighted (with no official citation). Does anyone know anything on copyright concerning Beethoven?