Date of Work         |     Protected From    |       Term

Created 1-1-78 or after    | When work is fixed in | Life + 50 years
                           | tangible medium of    | (or, if work of
                           | expression            | corporate authorship
                           |                       | 75 years from
                           |                       | publication, or 100
                           |                       | years from creation,
                           |                       | whichever is first)

Published between 1964-77  | When published with   | 28 years for first
                           | notice                | term; now automatic
                           |                       | extension of 47
                           |                       | years for second term

Published between 75 years | When published with   | 28 years + could be
ago & 1963                 | notice                | renewed for 47 years;
                           |                       | if not so renewed, now
                           |                       | in public domain

Published more than 75     | Now in public domain  | None
years ago

Created before 1-1-78      | 1-1-78, the effective | Life + 50 years.
but not published          | date of the 1976 Act  | All works that remain
                           | which eliminated      | unpublished as of
                           | common law copyright  | 12-31-2002 will pass
                           |                       | into public domain on
                           |                       | that date.

Created before 1-1-78 but  | 1-1-78, the effective | Passes into public
published between then and | date of the Act which | domain 12-31-2027
12-31-2002                 | eliminated common law |
                           | copyright.