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Old 02-21-2010, 04:44 PM   #256
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Originally Posted by tompe View Post
And here you are assuming it is ordinary property. Can you explain why it is OK to copy somebody else property (according to you terms) 70 years after his death? If it is his property what gives you the right to copy it? Why can he not give his property to somebody else before he die or in his will?
I'm not assuming anything. I don't know how you would define "ordinary property" and it is not a term I would use.

The law is the law. You can split hairs all you like, but the law clearly defines when a "published" document will enter the public domain. Trying to spin it doesn't change the law.
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