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bill_mchale · 01-03-2011, 03:49 PM

Also, lets not forget that the 1909 requirement to register a copyright and to renew it 28 years later would make orphaned works much less of a problem. If the work hasn't had its copyright renewed in the last 28 years its in PD period. As opposed to the current situation where you need to determine whether the author is alive or dead, and how long (if dead) and then try to track down the owners of the copyright....

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Bill

01-03-2011, 03:49 PM	#2
bill_mchale Wizard Posts: 1,451 Karma: 1550000 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Maryland, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch, HPC Evo 4G LTE	Also, lets not forget that the 1909 requirement to register a copyright and to renew it 28 years later would make orphaned works much less of a problem. If the work hasn't had its copyright renewed in the last 28 years its in PD period. As opposed to the current situation where you need to determine whether the author is alive or dead, and how long (if dead) and then try to track down the owners of the copyright.... -- Bill