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Originally Posted by pietvo
Australia used to have that too, but has changed to life+70, but this does not apply to books that were already out of copyright at the time of the change. There may also be some other minor differences in the copyright.
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There is. If the author died before 1955, then life+50 applies.
I believe Australian copyright duration was altered as a condition of the free trade agreement with the US. Though I often wonder about the true definition of "free".