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Our interpretation of the current United States copyright law for sheet music is summarized in
the following table:
DATE OF REGISTRATION COPYRIGHT VALIDITY
Registered before 01/01/1978 Copyright
is valid for 95 years from registration date.
Written before 01/01/1978 and never published Copyright is valid
until author's death, plus 70 years,
but no sooner than 12-31-2002.
Written before 01/01/1978 and Copyright
is valid until author's death, plus 70 years,
registered before 12/31/2002 but no sooner than 12-31-2047.
Registered after 01/01/1978 Copyright is valid until author's death, plus 70 years.
For corporate authorship:
95 years from publication,
or 120 years from being written, whichever occurs first.
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