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Date of Work:

Protected:

Term:

Created 1/1/1978 or after

When work is fixed in tangible medium of expression

Life +70 years (or, if work is of corporate authorship, the shorter of 95 years from publication, or 120 years from creation)

Published before 1923

In public domain

None

Published from 1923-1963

When published with notice

28 years+ could be renewed for 47 years, now extended by 20 years for a total renewal of 67 years. If not so renewed, now in public domain.

Published from 1964-1977

When published with notice

28 years for first term; now automatic extension of 67 years for second term

Created before 1/1/1978 but not published

1/1/1978, the effective date of the 1976 Act, which eliminated common law copyright

Life +70 years or 12/31/2002, whichever is greater

Created before 1/1/1978 but published between then and 12/31/2002

1/1/1978, the effective date of the 1976 Act, which eliminated common law copyright

Life +70 years or 12/31/2047, whichever is greater

Reuse of Material:

Likely Available for Fair Use:

Likely Not Available for Fair
Use:

Purpose

• Non-profit use
• Create new work

• Commercial use
• No new works

Nature

• Reference, nonfiction
• Published

• Fiction, Art
• Unpublished

Amount

• Small Portion (relational to the whole)

• Complete Work
• Heart of Work

Market

• Doesn’t hurt market or original

• Hurts market or potential market