Thread: Rule of Thumb, US Copyright
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Old 06-22-2010, 10:21 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
US copyright law should start operating "normally" (ie the way it does in the rest of the world) from 2048 onwards, when "life + 70" copyrights start expiring for authors who died in 1977, the year in which the US adopted a conventional "life + 70" copyright term. Until 2048, it will probably continue to be the "odd man out" in copyright terms.
You honestly think they won't extend it again? "life + 70" is already ridiculous. Once you've set that precedent, why not "life + 90" or "life + 150".
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