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Duration of Copyright

A work that is created and fixed in tangible form for the first time on or after January 1, 1978, is ordinarily given a term enduring for the author's life plus an additional 70 years after the author's death.

In the case of "a joint work prepared by two or more authors who did not work for hire," the term lasts for 70 years after the last surviving author's death.

For works made for hire and for anonymous and pseudonymous works (unless the author's identity is revealed in the Copyright Office records), the duration of copyright will be 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation, whichever is less.