Nikola Smolenski wrote:
On Wednesday 04 August 2004 18:28, Jimmy (Jimbo) Wales wrote:
p.s. I would be interested in gathering examples of content that (a) we ought to have in the encyclopedia on editorial grounds but that (b) would not be legal for us to host in the United States.
In some countries, works enter public domain 50 years after author's death. So, there are wagons of pictures and texts of authors who died between 1934 and 1954 which are PD in those countries but not PD in the US.
All 1954 deaths are still have their works under copyright until the end of this year. What you cite is the standard under international law. It is interesting to note that the countries that have or are pushing for longer copyright terms are rich ones with many businesses that are already heavily invested in their intellectual properties. The artists that did the work more than 50 years ago have long since been paid off.
Lately the third world countries have been more interested in agricultural subsidies since that has a greater impact on them than intellectual property.
Ec