It is a broken system which does not help the artist' family but it benefits companies. This article from 2002 after Congress extended copyright from life plus

It is a broken system which does not help the artist' family but it benefits companies. This article from 2002 after Congress extended copyright from life plus 50 years to life plus 70. http://articles.latimes.com/2002/mar/03/opinion/op-tasini http://articles.latimes.com/2002/mar/03/opinion/op-tasini