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Old 01-22-2012, 11:23 AM   #89
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2019, actually...(The 1923 pre-Berne extension is up then.)
Oh well, that's not too bad - only another 7 years. But does anyone really think that there won't be another extension?

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The bedrock of our constitution and world view has always been equal treatment under the law. Granting a corporation specific favors under law is not the right way to go.
Isn't "equal treatment under the law" what this issue is all about? Equal treatment for foreign-published works?

How would you feel about corporate copyright lasting for the lifetime of the corporation, in parallel with the lifetime copyright enjoyed by individuals?
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