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Learn
about the public domain status of more
documentary evidence in court cases.
Works are in the public domain if they
are not covered by intellectual property
rights (such as copyright) at all, or if the
intellectual property rights to the works
have expired.[1]

Yearoffirstpublication Copyrightduration
NotePublicationisnotcreation

*Before1928

During1954-77:Withou:notice

*Durina1928-63:Wehnotice
Duning195・77:Withnotice

Percuonocopeo.

ilauthoriskonowrn,copyrightedfor70years

Unpubishedbefore2003Le.firstpubishedatte

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status of works first
published in the US. All
works published before
1928 are in the public
domain as of 2023.

All works first published or released in

the United States before January 1,
1928, have lost their copyright
protection, effective January 1, 2023. In
the same manner, works published in
1928 will all be in the public domain as
of January 1, 2024, and this cycle will
repeat until works published in 1977 all
become public domain on January 1,
2073. From 2073 works by creators
who died seven decades earlier will
expire each year.[2] For example, if a
creator were to die in 2002, their works’
copyright would last throughout the
end of 2072 and enter the public
domain on January 1, 2073.

Works that were published without a

copyright notice before 1977 are also in
the public domain, as are those
published before 1989 if the copyright
was not registered within five years of
the date of publication, and those
published before 1964 if the copyright
was not renewed 28 years later.[3][4]

History

Public domain works

in the U.S.

Public domain in
copyrighted works in
the United States

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