Looks like copyrights last a lot longer here in the U.S., Land of Corporate Welfare - 95 to 120 years, or the author's life plus 70 years, for works published after 1978; and up to 95 years for works published before 1978. Works published up to 1923 expired after 75 years, and I thought that 75-year expiration was going to go on for a while. A recent law changed that.
I guess that we won't be getting our hands on all those great songs published in the 20's and 30's. I thought they'd be coming out of copyright now, but it looks like the corporations won another plum from Uncle Sam.
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-Joe Offer-