When do copyrights expire?

[CptObvious]

From the Copyright Act of 1976 (17 U.S.C.A.):

§ 302. Duration of copyright: Works created on or after January 1, 1978

(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 70 years after the author's death.

Normally it's the author's life + 70 years, but it's different if the work was created before '78 or if it was a work for hire. If it is a work for hire, then the copyright expires 95 years after publication, or 120 years after creation (whichever comes first).

Basically, the still will be copyrighted for a long time. If you want to make a derivative work for commercial purposes, you need permission.

 

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Don't worry about it - Hackers is such a craptastic flick that all 4 of them who saw it have the horrible memory permanently removed from their thoughts . . ..