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Old 11-22-2020, 09:33 AM   #2
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Just under 32 years until they come into the public domain. Brilliant.

There are also examples from the world of computer games. Some can't be republished because big firms won't dig through their archives to find out which firm has the rights to a game (all the old contracts being on paper), but would be willing to do so if they were able to sue someone for copyright infringement.
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