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The Notable Properties Entering the Public Domain This Decade
What is the Copyright Term Extension Act? In 1998, the U.S. government amended the Copyright Act of 1976 to extend the protection of copyrighted properties for 70 years following an author's death. The Copyright Term Extension Act not only extended …