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mrmikel · 01-30-2009, 07:39 AM

This (from wikipedia) is what I have been going on. I will be the first to admit this area of law is murky at best.

All copyrightable works published in the United States before 1923 are in the public domain[13]; works created before 1978 but not published until recently may be protected until 2047. [14] For works that received their copyright before 1978, a renewal had to be filed in the work's 28th year with the Library of Congress Copyright Office for its term of protection to be extended. The need for renewal was eliminated in 1992, but works that had already entered the public domain by non-renewal did not regain copyright protection. Therefore, works published before 1964 that were not renewed are in the public domain. No additional copyrights will expire (thus entering the public domain) until at least 2019 due to changes in the applicable laws.

01-30-2009, 07:39 AM	#4
mrmikel Color me gone Posts: 2,089 Karma: 1445295 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Oregon Coast Device: PRS-300	Copyrights This (from wikipedia) is what I have been going on. I will be the first to admit this area of law is murky at best. All copyrightable works published in the United States before 1923 are in the public domain[13]; works created before 1978 but not published until recently may be protected until 2047. [14] For works that received their copyright before 1978, a renewal had to be filed in the work's 28th year with the Library of Congress Copyright Office for its term of protection to be extended. The need for renewal was eliminated in 1992, but works that had already entered the public domain by non-renewal did not regain copyright protection. Therefore, works published before 1964 that were not renewed are in the public domain. No additional copyrights will expire (thus entering the public domain) until at least 2019 due to changes in the applicable laws.