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Old 01-02-2013, 03:31 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx View Post
Australia (Johnny Howard) introduced in 2005 the death + 70 copyright ruling.
But, unlike when the UK changed from life+50 to life+70, in Australia the change didn't apply retroactively, so you kept all the "life+50" books that you already had in the public domain. You're not so very badly off - you have more books in the public domain than most countries do.
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