Most places have settled on death + 70 years now, including the US. But in the US that doesn’t applied to works created before 1978, where it’s typically public

Most places have settled on death + 70 years now, including the US. But in the US that doesn’t applied to works created before 1978, where it’s typically publication + 95 years. It actually ends up being generally similar, but works created nearer the end of life of the creator tend to come into the PD earlier globally and later in the US. And the other way around for works created near the start of life. For example, some Agatha Christies are in the PD in the US now, but won’t be in the PD in other countries until 2046. But Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four has been in the public domain since 2020 in most countries, but won’t arrive in the US until 2044.