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Originally Posted by HarryT
It's just my personal opinion, Ralph. I may very well be wrong, but 70 years appears now to be the general consensus among developed nations about what's considered a "reasonable" term.
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In my personal opinion, Harry, it is
not the consensus among the people of the developed nations, but merely the consensus of developed nation's politicians, being
paid by rich corporations to do their bidding. And I consider politicians "paid" whether or not there is a
quid pro quo or merely a number of campaign contributions...
And when those corporations start losing copyright protections for paying properties, they'll pay for some more extension. After all, that's how Berne got extended from Life + 50 to Life + 70 in the first place. Check the US government in about another 6-8 years. (1923 + 95 = 2018 -2009 = 9 more years and things start falling into the public domain again. Any bets that Congress doesn't extend them again? (And goes after Berne as well))...
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