Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States

An Anonymous Patron writes “A new version of The copyright duration chart for archivists and librarians, “Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States,” is now available at copyright.cornell.edu/training/Hirtle_Public_Domain.htm The section on unpublished works has been updated to reflect copyright status as of 1 January 2004. A new section on the U.S. copyright status of works published outside of the U.S. has also been added. In order to facilitate printing, a PDF version of the file is available as well, and several new alternative copyright charts are listed in footnote 1.”