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I think the law in the USA is that copyright is maintained until 70 years after the death of the writer/composer (unless it was a work-for-hire). So just anoth

I think the law in the USA is that copyright is maintained until 70 years after the death of the writer/composer (unless it was a work-for-hire). So just another 31 years to go here (2054) assuming Marvin Gaye was the sole author.

atq2119 3y ago
The parent comment is surely well aware of that. They were speaking normatively (what should be) rather than descriptively (what is).
xp84 3y ago
Except it’s infinite because Disney lobbyists. Not that someone else wouldn’t do it if they weren’t.