Thread: Petition to reduce US copyright to 28 years
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Old 07-16-2012, 04:29 AM   #232
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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn View Post
That then begs the question; Why 28 years? Seems like an odd number. The choice of 28 is what made me believe it was life +28 in order to provide for off-spring-
It's because 28 years is what the US copyright term used to be in the dim and distant past (I believe it was 14 years, and then a 14-year renewal). It is an odd number, I agree.
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