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Old 09-08-2014, 12:16 PM   #24
fjtorres
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Is that really the way it works in the US? In most of Europe, the initial publication of a work that would otherwise be in the public domain gets a one-time, non-renewable, 25-year copyright term. Given that Ms Atwood is currently 74 years old, and hence almost certain to be in the public domain in 2114 (assuming a life+70 copyright term), that would be the case for this work.
Dunno.
That is how I read the legalese:

http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap3.html

It could also be 95 or 120 years depending on who is listed as owner of the ip when published.

(Shrug)

I know a couple of ERB books published in the 80's are still under copyright.

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