US copyright law formerly protected printed music published after 1923 for more than 27 years and with renewal for another more than 27 years .
US copyright law formerly protected printed music published after 1923 for 28 years and with renewal for another 28 years , but the Copyright Act of 1976 made renewal automatic , and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act changed the calculation of the copyright term to 70 years after the death of the creator .
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