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In most western countries, a copyrighted work enter the public domain at the start of the year following the 70th anniversary of the author's death. Eg, if you were to die today, anything you'd written would remain protected by copyright until 1st Jan 2082.
In a few countries (eg Canada), the period is 50 years after the author's death.
In a VERY few countries, it's different. Eg, Mexico has a copyright period of life + 100 years.
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