They stay where they are, but exclusive rights to them expire, and they enter the public domain.
Under current US law any work created after 1978 is automatically protected for the life of the author plus 70 years. For works produced between 1964 and 1978 the term of protection is 95 years from the date of publication. If published between 1923 and 1964 and properly renewed they are also protected for 95 years from 1st publication date.Works published before 1923 and published between 1923 nd 1964 not properly renewed are generally in the public domain.
The copyright page of the book itself is the best source. Others are Amazon, WorldCat, and the national library of the country in which it was first published.
When a copyright expires, the work enters the public domain. In the public domain, the work is no longer protected by copyright law, and anyone is free to use, reproduce, or modify it without permission or payment.
Depends upon what you mean by "go by". If you're trying to determine when a copyright expires, then the original publication date may be a factor for the contents of the original edition and later dates may apply to materials changed or added in later editions. The copyright owner is under no obligation to point out what, if anything, has changed from one edition to another.
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee is not in the public domain. The novel was published in 1960, so its copyright will expire 70 years after the author's death, which occurred in 2016. Therefore, the book will enter the public domain in 2086, assuming no changes to copyright laws.
The first copyright law took effect in 1710; however the earliest materials to still be protected would be those published or registered in 1923 and later renewed, which will not go into the public domain (in the US) until 2018.
Copyrighting music is done in the same way regardless of the city in which you live. You must copyright through the United States Copyright Office. The copyright form for musical works can be found on the U.S. Copyright Office website.
Community Guidelines: Expires after 6 MonthsCopyright: Never Expires
if you copyright, yes you get what you have copied by also you get to go to prison
In most countries (over 160), copyright is free. In a few countries where you can register copyright, a small fee is charged. In the USA, where copyright registration is optional until you want to sue in federal court, copyright registration costs $35 for each application. One application can be used to protect hundreds of works simultaneously in a collection.
After the original warranty expires
Registering a Copyright OnlineYes, you can. Go to this website: http://www.copyright.gov/forms/ which is the Electronic Copyright Office.