Copyright laws are only good for 25 years, right?
Tell them to go pound sand... I want to see it
Longer than 25 years.
The Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act in 1998, films could generally enjoy 75 years of copyright protection.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/16/movies/old-films-fall-into-public-domain-under-copyright-law.html
Wrong. Disney and the others keep making it worth the while of Congress to keep extending it. Otherwise, folks might actually be able to buy a legal copy of "Song of the South". I think this is what has happened:
1790 - 14 years plus one 14 year extension.
1831 - 28 years plus a 14 year extension
1909 - 28 years plus a 28 year extension
1976 - Life of author plus 50 years OR a flat 75 years for 'works for hire'
1998 - Life of author plus 70 years