Copyright Term Extension Act. Expansion of U.S. copyright law (assuming authors create their works 35 years prior to their death) The Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA) of 1998 extended copyright terms in the United States.
Since the Copyright Act of 1976, copyright would last for the life of the author plus 50 years, or 75 years for a work of corporate authorship. The Act extended these terms to life of the author plus 70 years and for works of corporate authorship to 120 years after creation or 95 years after publication, whichever endpoint is earlier.[1] Copyright protection for works published prior to January 1, 1978, was increased by 20 years to a total of 95 years from their publication date. Why fighting for copyright is futile. Study Confirms That Fox News Makes You Stupid. December 14, 2010 | Like this article?
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