It's worse than that, there are still works that predate the founding of the United States of America that are still under copyright: https://www.techdirt.com/

It's worse than that, there are still works that predate the founding of the United States of America that are still under copyright: https://www.techdirt.com/2012/09/19/what-public-domain-why-letter-written-1755-is-still-covered-us-copyright-law/ https://www.techdirt.com/2012/09/19/what-public-domain-why-l... Originally authored in 1755, set to expire in 2052, a mere 297 years after it was originally written!