Copyright Renewal Act of 1992 - Eligibility To Claim Renewal

Eligibility To Claim Renewal

The law specifies the persons who are eligible to claim Renewal Copyright. Apart from anonymous works, the following are eligible to claim renewal:

  1. The author, if living
  2. The widow or widower of the author or the children or both, if the author is dead.
  3. If there are no immediate family members, and there is a will, then the author’s executors can claim renewal.
  4. If there is no immediate family or will, the next of kin may claim the copyright.

A copyright proprietor or owner may claim renewal in only the following cases:

  1. Posthumous work
  2. Periodical, cyclopedic, or composite work
  3. Work copyrighted by a corporate entity
  4. Work made for hire.

Read more about this topic:  Copyright Renewal Act Of 1992

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