Copyright & Intellectual Property Tutorial

Copyright Ownership

Who owns copyright?

• Initially the creator
  • Single author
  • Joint author
  • Works for hire

• Those deriving rights from the creator

Length of copyright NB: out of print does not = public domain

• Works created between 1923-1978 have 95 years
• Works created after 1978 have author's life plus 70 years
• Works for hire and anonymous or pseudonymous works are 95 years from publication or 120 years from the creation