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- Copyright for most published material now is automatic and endures for the life of the author plus 70 70 years, or 95 years from publication for corporate works.
- "Copyright in an unpublished work lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years. If the author (or the author’s death date) is unknown or if the author is a corporate body, then the term is 120 years from the creation date for the work." (SAA)
- Items that were published at various times, before 2002, under various conditions, have different copyright terms
- See this chart http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm
- Transfer of ownership of the physical copy does not automatically include transfer of the copyright. In most cases, unless specifically designated, selling the copy leaves the creator or current copyright owner in possession of the copyright.
- Except under specific considitions, reproduction of copyrighted material requires permission of the copyright owners
- Fair Use Exception
- Library Exceptions (archival, display, ILL)
- Special Case: Sound recordings (i.e. Eberhardt, Russell: copyright resides jointly in the maker of the speech etc. and the recorder.)
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