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Originally Posted by Geralt
Well this guy/gal is from Brazil and there it's Life+70 years copyright
So 1963 + 70 years is 2033.
Which means it's 20 years away from becoming a public domain in Brazil.
Is this how it's calculated though? I am never sure  |
Life+70 means just that. The lifetime of the author plus 70 years. Andre Norton died in 2005, so her works won't be out of copyright in life+70 countries until 1st January 2076.
I would be eleventy one then. I doubt that I'll see it.
Some countries apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works. That is, if a work is out of copyright in the 'foreign' country, then it is also out of copyright in the 'home' country. Since Andre Norton's works are US works first published in the US, those of her works that are out of copyright in the US will also be out of copyright in countries that apply the rule of the shorter term.
As far as I can tell, Brazil doesn't apply the rule of the shorter term.
Apologies for the diversion into copyright law.