Works are protected for the life of the author plus 70 years in the US.
Works in Canada are protected for the life of the author plus 50 years.
Works are protected for the life of the author plus 50 years.
New works are protected for the life of the author plus 50 years in most countries; the US and a few others have extended this to 70 years.
Works created since 1978 (and in the case of 1978-1989 works, published with notice) are protected for the life of the creator plus 70 years; corporate works are protected for 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation, whichever is earlier.Works published with notice 1923-1977 and renewed are protected for 95 years from publication.
New works are protected for the life of the author plus 50 years in most countries (the US has extended this to 70 years).
As a signatory to Berne, Jamaica has similar laws to most other countries: works of sufficient creativity are automatically protected as soon as they are fixed, and are protected for the life of the author plus 50 years.
In the US, works from 1923-1977 are protected for 95 years, and works 1978-present are protected for the life of the creator plus 70 years. Other countries may vary from this, but all members of the World Trade Organization protected most works for the life of the creator plus 50 years at a minimum.
It depends on the circumstances. Works published or registered before 1978 currently have a maximum copyright duration of 95 years from the date of publication, if copyright was renewed during the 28th year following publication. If a work was created prior to 1978 but not published until recently copyright protection may extent to 2047.As a sidenote works published before 1923 are in the public domain as are works created before 1964 & not properly renewed.
UK law doesn't seem to give a copyright term for corporate works, so it would appear that each article is protected for the life of the author plus 70 years. The published edition of the newspaper would be protected for 25 years.
Sound recording copyright is particularly convoluted, since prior to 1972 they were covered by state law, and each state was different. Please see the Hirtle chart of copyright term at the link below; sound recordings are addressed about halfway down the page.
It depends on your definition of "vintage." Works without identifiable creators are protected for 60 years from publication; works with identifiable creators are protected for the life of the creator plus 60 years.
Yes; as a Canadian, his works were only protected for 50 years after his death.