You're thinking of works made for hire or anonymous/pseudonymous works, which is the lesser of 95 years from first publication or 120 years from creation: http

You're thinking of works made for hire or anonymous/pseudonymous works, which is the lesser of 95 years from first publication or 120 years from creation: http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ15a.pdf http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ15a.pdf