How long does a copyright last?

I am on a committee that is trying to raise money for a local museum. One project involves selling prints of photos in and around town. One committee member has come into possession of two original photographic prints that were done by a well-known local...

My grandmother has a senior picture of my mom from 1969 and I wanted a copy of it. Is the copyright for that picture up? If not is there a way for me to get a copy of it?

I've found some cassette tapes that I recorded off the radio in the early 1980's. Would I have the copyright police bash my door down if I decided to sell these, say on ...show more

I know that if we talk about fonts, which is the digital medium that reproduces the typeface, it has another copyright term. But i'm talking about the design itself.

I have in my possession two books. I would like to use short, descriptive passages from both in an electronic publication, which I would sell for a nominal price of $0.99 or $1.99. Case 1: Zanzibar: The Island Metropolis of Eastern Africa, by F. B. Pearce...

For a long time now I been wanting to ask this and I'm not sure if any one knows. I do know that any one can download free movies and music for free. I do know that some sites you have to pay for them. My question is that how long do Movie and Music...

Slate recently had an article about the impact of copyright stifling the publication of books not in the public domain: http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2012... Is US copyright protection of 70 years after the death of the author too long? too short...

how long does it take for my video to be able to be played over the world. I did what I had to do to avoid the copyright but still its nearly blocked in every country. does it normally take some time and how long?

How long does it take to copyright an original screenplay and music that you've written that doesn't have a music label on it?