L.D. Best wrote:
>
> FYI,
>
> Here in USA copyrights run for life of individual or 75 years, whichever
> is longer.
That's not quite right:
If a work was published prior to 1978, it was for a period of 28
years from initial publication. It was then possible to renew it
for an additional 47 years, for a total of 75 years after initial
publication.
For works created after 1979, and for works created before '78,
but not published, the copyright extends 50 years past the author's
death.
> So any software written to run on PCs of any sort is still
> copyrighted at this time. A copyright notice is not required, nor is
> filing required within US to hold copyright.
Correct.
> However, some stuff has been released for free use of public ...
>
> Make certain you cross your t's and dot your i's in private whenever
> possible. :>
Good advice.
- Steve
