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Originally Posted by pynch
In Germany these 25 years are only granted if the author has been dead for more than 70 years when the new work is initially published. I thought that it is the same with EU law (if we leave aside the more complicated British law for a moment). Is that wrong?
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No, you're right. It's a 25-year term ONLY if the work would otherwise be in the public domain under the normal "life+70" term. The intent is to encourage publication of new material - there's very little incentive for publication if the work can instantly be copied by anyone.