Through the last few decades, Congress has rendered much of the law of copyright duration a confusing and chaotic … complexity and lack of practical feasibility of duration rules from the perspective of a user who is seeking to identify whether …

their creative contributions. This paper makes the case that existing approaches to duration are actually counterproductive …

One of the most significant features of any copyright statute is the duration of the rights granted to works and … expectancies, copyright will likely protect a work. This article provides a historical account of both the duration of copyright … expectancies have also added to the duration of copyright, to the point where, today, copyright will likely protect a work for well …