Thread: What If the Copyright Act of 1909 Was Still Law?
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Old 01-03-2011, 10:39 PM   #31
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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg View Post
Under the Berne Convention, my country and yours is obligated to protect copyright until the end of the 50th year following the author's death.
Life + 50 is only the minimum for Berne signatories.


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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg
The fact that it goes longer that the treaty requires, in the US, is a shameful example of the power of lobbyists and campaign contributions.
Nice theory, but the reality is that most of Europe was already at life + 70 before the US. The US was in part catching up.
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