Thread: Petition to reduce US copyright to 28 years
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Old 07-13-2012, 03:02 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by Dave_S View Post
Actually it would not be a violation when Article 7.8 is applied.
But (and please correct me if I'm wrong), the Berne Convention requires signatories to have a copyright term which is at minimum, "Life+50 years", I believe. Hence setting a fixed 28-year term would not be permitted.
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