Wikipedia has a good compilation for anyone wondering when the copyright for a book will end in the different countries around the world:

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/List_of_countries%27_copyright_length


Australia:
Life + 70 years
[Life + 50 years (death before 1955)]

Canada:
Life + 50 years

France:
Life + 70 years

United Kingdom:
Life + 70 years

United States:
Life + 70 years