F4u-4 and F8F

[majorfailure]

Originally Posted by pandacat

I just find this IP issue ridiculous. If we are talking about F-35 or F-22, fine I am ok with it. IP on F4u-4 is more than half of century old. Also, there is no national security issue, either. For god's sake, why still having a tight grip on it. These worthless lawyers have nothing to suck on but dried bones.

The whole legal avalanche wouldn't have started IF Ubisoft hadn't thrown these lawyers a bone to gnaw on by using an artwork of an N-G product on the Pacific Fighters box (Beyond stoooopid IMHO).

Does anyone know if IP rights are voided after some time on any other works besides books/records(70 years after author dies)?