Thread: Copyright is too long
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Old 08-28-2013, 08:36 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by SleepyBob View Post
In a worldwide economy, there is certainly something to be said for making them consistent between countries, and any changes would likely fly in the face of that.
Except one. Roughly half the world's people live in Life + 50 nations, making that by far the most popular copyright length.

Here are the most populous Life + 50 nations:

China
Indonesia
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Japan
Philippines
Vietnam
Ethiopia
Egypt
Iran

I realize that the idea of the US harmonizing its laws with those of countries on the above list is a political loser. But, on copyright length, I'd be for it.
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