April 8, 20187 yr Since the Copyright Act of 1976 and the international Bern Convention (and the Sonny Bono subsidy to Disney) extended copyright terms to life of the author plus 70 years, the copyright to many classic works will lose protection and enter the public domain on January 1, 2019. It will be an annual event thereafter. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/04/copywritten-so-dont-copy-me/557420/?utm_source=feed Edited April 9, 20187 yr by TwiceHorn
April 9, 20187 yr 21 hours ago, TwiceHorn said: Since the Copyright Act of 1976 and the international Bern Convention (and the Sonny Bono subsidy to Disney) extended copyright terms to life of the author plus 70 years, the copyright to many classic works will lose protection and enter the public domain on January 1, 2019. It will be an annual event thereafter. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/04/copywritten-so-dont-copy-me/557420/?utm_source=feed As if Congress won't extend it again before then...
April 10, 20187 yr 15 hours ago, Horn of Gabriel said: As if Congress won't extend it again before then... Disney. You mean Disney.
April 10, 20187 yr 2 hours ago, bernorange said: It's such a Mickey Mouse system of determining copyrights. Some might say it was goofy and for the dogs
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