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Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8
What about the stuff published before 1978, though? Math is not my strong suit, but it seems that, unless there is some legislation to address it, works copyrighted 1923 to 1977 will stay out of the public domain perpetually.
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1923 to 1977 works (those that aren't already public domain for various technical reasons) have a set 95-year copyright term from publication. So in fact it's the reverse of what you think: those works will enter the public domain, in the earliest cases very shortly, unless legislation moves the goalposts yet again.
UPDATE: Just saw your update. That is indeed an ugly flowchart. This is a little easier to read:
https://copyright.cornell.edu/resour...blicdomain.cfm.