Who wanted this????????R > US CODE: TITLE 17 > > Sec. 302. Duration of copyright: Works created on or after January 1, 1978 > > (a) In General. - Copyright in a work created on or after January 1, 1978, > subsists from its creation and, except as provided by the following > subsections, endures for a term consisting of the life of the author and 70 > years after the author's death. > (b) Joint Works. - In the case of a joint work prepared by two or more > authors who did not work for hire, the copyright endures for a term > consisting of the life of the last surviving author and 70 years after such > last surviving author's death. > (c) Anonymous Works, Pseudonymous Works, and Works Made for Hire. - In the > case of 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. If, before the end of such term, the identity of one or more > of the authors of an anonymous or pseudonymous work is revealed in the > records of a registration made for that work under subsections (a) or (d) of > section 408, or in the records provided by this subsection, the copyright in > the work endures for the term specified by subsection (a) or (b), based on > the life of the author or authors whose identity has been revealed. Any > person having an interest in the copyright in an anonymous or pseudonymous > work may at any time record, in records to be maintained by the Copyright > Office for that purpose, a statement identifying one or more authors of the > work; the statement shall also identify the person filing it, the nature of > that person's interest, the source of the information recorded, and the > particular work affected, and shall comply in form and content with > requirements that the Register of Copyrights shall prescribe by regulation. > (d) Records Relating to Death of Authors. - Any person having an interest in > a copyright may at any time record in the Copyright Office a statement of the > date of death of the author of the copyrighted work, or a statement that the > author is still living on a particular date. The statement shall identify the > person filing it, the nature of that person's interest, and the source of the > information recorded, and shall comply in form and content with requirements > that the Register of Copyrights shall prescribe by regulation. The Register > shall maintain current records of information relating to the death of > authors of copyrighted works, based on such recorded statements and, to the > extent the Register considers practicable, on data contained in any of the > records of the Copyright Office or in other reference sources. > (e) Presumption as to Author's Death. - After a period of 95 years from the > year of first publication of a work, or a period of 120 years from the year > of its creation, whichever expires first, any person who obtains from the > Copyright Office a certified report that the records provided by subsection > (d) disclose nothing to indicate that the author of the work is living, or > died less than 70 years before, is entitled to the benefits of a presumption > that the author has been dead for at least 70 years. Reliance in good faith > upon this presumption shall be a complete defense to any action for > infringement under this title. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > -- > >