Subj : Question on FTS-0001
To : Ward Dossche
From : Andrew Leary
Date : Sat Oct 14 2023 06:51 pm
Hello Ward!
14 Oct 23 13:24, you wrote to me:
AL>> DH> When does that copyright expire? I'm not familiar with US
AL>> copyright
AL>> DH> law.
AL>> In general, US copyright protection for works created after
AL>> January 1, 1978 lasts for the life of the author plus an
AL>> additional 70 years.
WD> I think you are terribly mistaken.
I don't. The author of the document wrote it in the US. I made no claims
regarding the copyright anywhere but in the US.
WD> The US is a signatory of the Berne Convention and has ratified it,
WD> plus there are other implications when going "international" ...
That may be the case, but I stand by what I wrote above. I made no attempt to
determine exactly how the US copyright would apply in other countries under
the Berne Convention.
Andrew
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