Baffled by U.S. copyright laws? Join the club. We all know it exists, and we all would prefer to avoid falling on the wrong side of the law. For an initial primer in the basics of copyright, you should pay a visit to the U.S. Copyright Office. And for future reference, you might find this flowchart for determining copyright duration to be of help—published by Bromberg & Sunstein LLP, a law firm which specializes in intellectual property.