RE: length of company copyrights

["Robert Panzer" <rpanzer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It depends on whether or not the corporation is the "author" of the work.
If the copyrighted work was created by an employee of the company or through
a written work-for-hire agreement, then the corporation is the author and
the term is the shorter of 95 years from publication date or 120 years from
creation date.

If however, the work is created by an independent author or a freelancer
(neither are employees) who TRANSFERS the copyright to the company, then the
term is life of the artist plus 70 years, even though the company owns the
rights.

I cannot answer the second question because I am not familiar with the
thread of emails that lead up to it.

Robert Panzer

VAGA (Visual Artists and Galleries Association)
350 Fifth Avenue
Suite 2820
New York, NY  10118
tel: 212 736 6666
fax: 212 736 6767
rpanzer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx


-----Original Message-----
From: Cornett, Cheryl L. [mailto:CORNETTC@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 2:12 PM
To: digital-copyright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: length of company copyrights


If copyright lasts for life + 70 years for individuals, what is the
length of copyright for a company who owns a copyright?



Also, does life + 70 apply to existing copyrights prior to passage of
this revision to the law?



Cher Cornett

Director, Niswonger Digital Media Center

Department of Technology

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, TN  37614

423-979-3151

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