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Old 11-03-2011, 01:40 PM   #25
bill_mchale
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
No it isn't; his death has absolutely nothing to do with it; these are stories from the days when copyright had to be renewed in the US, whose copyright was not renewed. They are ONLY in the public domain in the US - nowhere else. His works will enter the public domain in "life+50" countries in 2015, and in "life+70" countries in 2035.
And you think he would have let the copyright on those stories lapse if he had been alive?

I am sorry they are not in the public domain where you are; but they are where I am. And please don't treat people like slow witted children just because you don't understand the full thread of their thoughts.

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