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Originally Posted by HarryT
But if that was their initial publication, they would still be protected by copyright - in the EU, at least. The first person to publish a posthumous work gets a one-time 25-year copyright on it, even if the work would otherwise be in the public domain. This is done to encourage publication of posthumous works.
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They get this 25-year copyright
only if the work would otherwise be in the public domain. Texts published posthumously during the standard 70-year copyright term become public domain when the 70 years are over.