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Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx
Harry, I'm a bit confused by the statement in bold because Muckracker referred specifically to a book that was authored by a US citizen and first published in the US, and is subject to the Berne convention.
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No, it's governed also by the UK/US bilateral treaties.
The
link provided by DrNefario explains it all very clearly.
In short, the rule of the shorter term wasn't followed for US copyrights in the UK between November 5, 1956 and 1 January 1996.