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Originally Posted by pilotbob
There are different rules when an entity (corporation, etc) owns a copyright. In this case it is based on the date the item was first published. From the US Government copyright FAQ:
For an anonymous work, a pseudonymous work, or a work made for hire, the copyright endures for a term of 95 years from the year of its first publication or a term of 120 years from the year of its creation, whichever expires first.
Other countries may be different.
BOb
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Thanks mucho, PilotBOb. The Mickey Mouse act of the late 90's suddenly became clear! 1999 - 70 was 1929, when Talkies first came available in Hollyweird. The pulps were just "collateral damage" for saving the copyrights on all the Talkies that hadn't accidentally fallen into the public domain due to their renewals not being properly filed....