Are copyrighted articles bound by the period mentioned in it? Beyond that can any one make use of it?

Question

In the net, copyright period is mentioned under many essays and articles - Say - 1999 to 2005 or something like that. After 2005 does it still enjoy the copyright? What will happen if some one use the article and give the credit of authorship to the person who wrote it. Does it violate copyrights? How to find knowledgeable information and articles that can be reproduced giving credit to the authors? Please reply - lileeann33

Answer 1

The reason you see extended copyright information on websites is that websites, unlike printed media, are dynamic--they are frequently changed. They are claiming copyright on all of their content, from the date the site was first created.
You do not violate someone's copyright by using their material. You infringe their copyright when you fail to attribute to the source. Anytime you either quote someone else's work or paraphrase the ideas in the work, you must cite to the source. For literary matter, such as essays, etc., you can go to www.mla.org/style to see how to properly cite another person's work.
Copyright protection extends for the author's life PLUS 70 years, for a work by an individual. A work for hire, with the copyright granted to a corporation or other entity, is protected for 95 years from the date of first publication or 120 years from the date of its creation, whichever expires first.

Answer 2

When a range of dates is listed, parts of the document were INITIALLY copyrighted on the first date and parts were copyrighted on the last date. The length of a copyright is determined by LAW, not by anything in the article itself. Even if the copyright has expired, you should still CREDIT the author, you just don't need their permission.

Answer 3

You can't go by the date posted, because they may have extended their copyright. I worked for a company that did that all the time. I don't believe there's a problem as long as you give credit to the author. When I was in school we were able to use anything we found as long as credit was given to the author.