(a) In General. -- Copyright in a work created on or after January 1,
1978, subsists from its creation and, except as provided by the following
subsections, endures for a term consisting of the life of the author and
fifty years after the author's death.

(b) Joint Works. -- In the case of a joint work prepared by two or more
authors who did not work for hire, the copyright endures for a term
consisting of the life of the last surviving author and fifty years after
such last surviving author's death.

(c) Anonymous Works, Pseudonymous Works, and Works Made for
Hire. -- In the case of an anonymous work, a pseudonymous work, or a
work made for hire, the copyright endures for a term of seventy-five
years for the year of its first publication, or a term of one hundred years
from the year of its creation, whichever expires first. If, before the end
of such term, the identity of one or more of the authors of an anonymous
or pseudonymous work is revealed in the records of a registration made
for that work under subsections (a) or (d) of section 408, or in the records
provided by this subsection, the copyright in the work endures for the
term specified by subsection (a) or (b), based on the life of the author or
authors whose identity has been revealed. Any person having an
interest in the copyright in an anonymous or pseudonymous work may at
any time record, in records to be maintained by the Copyright Office for
that purpose, a statement identifying one or more authors of the work;
the statement shall also identify the person filing it, the nature of that
person's interest, the source of the information recorded, and the
particular work affected, and shall comply in form and content with
requirements that the Register of Copyrights shall prescribe by regulation.

(d) Records Relating to Death of Authors. -- Any person having an