Thread: How long should a copyright last?
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Old 10-04-2013, 06:58 AM   #181
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Originally Posted by arjaybe View Post
I can see how CL copyright covers the gap between creation and publication.
As far as I'm aware, there's no such thing as common law copyright. There certainly isn't in the UK or the US, where the courts have ruled that there's no such thing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_law_copyright
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