Edgewood College Copyright Policy
When Works Pass into the Public Domain
| Works published in: | Copyright starts: | Copyright ends: |
|---|---|---|
| Created 1-1-78 or after | When work is fixed in tangible medium of expression | Life of author + 70 years (or if work of corporate authorship the shorter of 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation) |
| Published before 1923 | In public domain | |
| Published from 1923-1963 | When published with copyright notice [Copyright © by...] | 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 1964-77 | When published with copyright notice [Copyright © by...] | 28 years for first term; now automatic extension of 67 years for second term |
| Created before 1-1-78 but published between then and 12-31-2002 | 1-1-78, the effective date of the 1976 Act | Life of author + 70 years or 12-31-2047, whichever is greater |
| Government Publications | In the public domain when authored by a government employees as part of their job | May be copyrighted when incorporated into other material or published with added features by a vendor. Work authored with support of government grants is copyrighted. |
Adapted from http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm, by Lolly Gasaway / University of North Carolina.