Quote:
Originally Posted by doreenjoy
Not that there is an abundance of facts in this thread, but I feel compelled to point out that publishers don't own the copyright (in 99.9% of cases, at any rate). Authors own the copyright. That's why copyright is tied to the life of the author, not to whether or not a book is in print.
|
Eh - It's because company-held copyright (where possible) is typically 50-70 years, whereas a person's copyright, which can and typically
is exclusively licensed, is typically life+50 to life+70 years.
Also, the badly flawed* Digital Economy Bill which the government is rushing through in the UK introduces an
orphan right.
(*That's the polite version. Stating what I actually think of it would get me banned)