[sac-board] Re: Fw: copyrighted or public domain of double stardata base
- From: Paul Dickson <dickson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: SAC-Board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 21:04:39 -0700
On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 18:02:27 -0700, Joe Macke wrote:
> 2.1.6 How long does copyright last?
>
> Under current Copyright Law, the copyright term for works created by
> individuals on or after January 1, 1978, is the life of the author plus 70
> years. For "works made for hire," the copyright term is 95 years from the
> date of first publication or 120 years from the date of its creation,
> whichever is earliest. The copyright term for works created before January
> 1, 1978, is a complicated determination and may require help from your
> General Counsel or the Copyright Office.
>
> The current Copyright Law established dates at which Copyright protection
> for unpublished works expires and those works pass into the public domain.
> Unpublished works created prior to January 1, 1978, and not published, will
> pass into the public domain 70 years after the author's death or at the end
> of 2002, whichever is later. Unpublished works created prior to January 1,
> 1978, but which are published between then and the end of 2002, will pass
> into the public domain 70 years after the author's death or at the end of
> 2047, whichever is later.
>
> Additionally, all works published before 1923 are now in the public domain
See: http://www.loc.gov/copyright/
-Paul
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