Re:Actors take to the internet to show their residual checks...
by lapcat on Saturday July 29, 2023 @08:20PM
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> Copyrights last a long time, but they're not perpetual either.
For the creators, copyright is effectively perpetual. It expires eventually, but rarely until after you're dead. "As a general rule, for works created after January 1, 1978, copyright protection lasts for the life of the author plus an additional 70 years. For 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." https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-duration.html
For the creators, copyright is effectively perpetual. It expires eventually, but rarely until after you're dead. "As a general rule, for works created after January 1, 1978, copyright protection lasts for the life of the author plus an additional 70 years. For 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." https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-duration.html