Re: start of copyright period

From: Stephen Fishman <sfish55[_at_]yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 13:02:55 -0700 (PDT)

On Tue, 4 Apr 2000, Pat Sloane <patsloane[_at_]aol.com> wrote:
>
> I thought I understood the bare basics of copyright, but now I'm
> confused.
>
> An author dies, leaving extensive unpublished material.
>
> Fifty years later, the material is finally published, copyrighted by
> the person who edited the collection. This person has permission to
> publish the material, but has not contracted to share proceeds of the
> book with the actual owner of the manuscripts, which might be either
> an heir of the author or an archives to which the manuscripts were
> given.
>
> When does copyright begin and end?

Copyright in an unpublished work begins when it is created. It lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years.

Stephen Fishman
<sfish55[_at_]yahoo.com>

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