Seems strange in the US but even in the UK (for example) some digital scans have a 25-year copyright protection added: > Typographical copyright > If scanning

Seems strange in the US but even in the UK (for example) some digital scans have a 25-year copyright protection added: > Typographical copyright > If scanning a copyright-expired work from a British publication, typographical copyright must be borne in mind. This subsists for 25 years from creation of the publication and covers the typographical arrangement of the publication. It does not exist in the United States. This is an important reminder that the US is one of the weirdest countries when it comes to copyright (despite the lobbying done by Disney, MPA and RIAA it's still one of the most liberal IP regimes in the world).