Dagmar wrote:

Decius wrote:

Do we need to get a lawyer in order to find out whether or not we can republish this thing?

Maybe, but the republishing of something doesn't "refresh" the 70/95/120 timer, so to speak. Maybe that's where you're getting confused.

First, this has never been published before the New Yorker published it.
Second, apparently the date of publication effects the expiration of the copyright.
Third, I have no reason to suspect that the summary provided by copyright.gov provides all of the details of the law. I'm not confused about what it says. I'm wondering if the law also says other things that copyright.gov hasn't spelled out here.

RE: The Privilege of the Grave