Subj : Re: Question on FTS-0001
To : Andrew Leary
From : Ward Dossche
Date : Sat Oct 14 2023 01:24 pm
Andrew,
AL>DH> When does that copyright expire? I'm not familiar with US copyright
AL>DH> law.
AL> In general, US copyright protection for works created after January 1,
AL> 1978 lasts for the life of the author plus an additional 70 years.
I think you are terribly mistaken.
The US is a signatory of the Berne Convention and has ratified it, plus there are other implications when going "international" ... copyright on texts which I wrote, having been published in National Geographic, was never honoured. That's how it works ... copyright ... reproduction rights ... intellectual property rights ... It's way more complicated than googling a website.
It's like George Patton and Lee Iacocca once said ... "either lead, follow or get out of the way". Citing why things cannot be done, is not a good example.
