with the possibility for a second term of 47 years. The 1992 amending
legislation automatically secures this second term for works copyrighted
between January 1, 1964, and December 31, 1977.

+ If a copyright originally secured before January 1, 1964, was not
renewed at the proper time, copyright protection expired at the end of
the 28th calendar year of the copyright and could not be restored.


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THE EFFECT OF THE 1992 AND THE 1998 AMENDMENTS ON RENEWAL OF COPYRIGHT
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+ WORKS COPYRIGHTED BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 1964, AND DECEMBER 31, 1977, are
affected by P.L. 102-307, which automatically secured the second term
and made renewal registration optional, and by Public Law 105-298,
which added an additional 20 years to the second term of copyright for
these works. The term of copyright in works copyrighted between January
1, 1964, and December 31, 1977, is now 95 years. There is no
requirement to register a renewal in order to extend the original 28-
year copyright term to the full term of 95 years. Although the renewal
term is secured automatically, the Copyright Office does not issue a
renewal certificate for these works unless a renewal application and
fee are received and registered in the Copyright Office.

The benefits to making a renewal registration during the 28th year of the
original term of copyright are:

1. The renewal copyright vests in the name of the renewal claimant on the
effective date of the renewal registration.