For works which obtained federal copyright protection prior to 1978*, and the transfer was executed prior to 1978:

*Works created prior to 1978 were only granted federal copyright protection if they were published with notice or (for certain types of works) registered.

†Sound recordings were not entitled to federal copyright protection February 15, 1972.  Since this blog is geared towards termination of transfer pertaining to copyrighted sound recordings, I have used this year as the starting point for my table.  If you have any questions about earlier works, please do not hesitate to contact me.

For transfers executed on or after January 1, 1978:

‡Note that if the grant covers the right of publication of the work, the five year termination period begins at the end of thirty-five years from the date of publication of the work under the grant or at the end of forty years from the date of execution of the grant, whichever term ends earlier.  Accordingly, these dates may change depending on the circumstances of the transfer at issue.