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Calendar showing Oct 26, 1939, and October 26, 2017

Notice of Termination Deadline, Oct. 26

Posted by: George Thuronyi

The following is a guest post by Erik Bertin, deputy director of registration policy and practice. Today is an important milestone in U.S. copyright law.  It is the last possible day for serving a notice of termination under section 304(d) of the Copyright Act, which governs some older works. Authors or their heirs may use …