106 STAT. 264 PUBLIC LAW 102-307-JUNE 26, 1992 June 26, 1992 [S. 756] Copyrififht Amendments Act of 1992. 17 USC 101 note. Public Law 102-307 102d Congress An Act To amend title 17, United States Code, the ooiiyn^t renewal provisions, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States cfAmerica in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Copyright Amendments Act of 1992". Copyright Renewal Act of 1992 17 USC 101 note. TITLE I—RENEWAL OF COPYRIGHT SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. This title may be referred to as the "Copyright Renewal Act of 1992". SEC. 102. COPYRIGHT RENEWAL PROVISIONS. (a) DURATION OF COPYRIGHT: SUBSISTING COPYRIGHTS.—Section 304(a) of title 17, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(a) COPYRIGHTS IN THEIR FIRST TERM ON JANUARY 1, 1978.— (1)(A) Any cop3nright, the first term of which is subsisting on January 1, 1978, shall endure for 28 years from the date it was originally secured.
- (B) In the case of—
"(i) any posthumous work or of any periodical, cyclopedic, or other composite work upon which the cop3rright was originally secured by the proprietor thereof, or
- (ii) any work copyrighted by a corporate body (otherwise
than as assignee or licensee of the individual author) or by an employerforwhom such work is made for hire, the proprietor of such copyright shall be entitled to a renewal and extension of the copyright in such work for the further term of 47 years.
- (C) In the case of any other copjrrighted work, including a contribution by an individual author to a periodical or to a cyclopedic
or other composite work— "(i) the author of such work, if the author is still living, "(ii) the widow, widower, or children of the author, if the author is not living, "(iii) the authors executors, if such author, widow, widower, or children are not living, or "(iv) the author's next of kin, in the absence of a will of the author, shall be entitled to a renewal and extension of the copjrright in such work for a furtiier term of 47 years. (2)(A) At the expiration of the original term of cop3nright in a work specified in paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection, the cop3rright
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