[Foundation-l] Research: Optimal copyright term is about 14 years

[Andrew Gray]

On 13/07/07, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 13/07/07, Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net> wrote:
>
> > Considering that this was the term in Queen Anne's Act of 1710, it has
> > taken us 300 years to get back to where we started.  And they did it
> > without the benefit of economic formulas.
>
>
> How did they get 14 years then?

Very good question... might be worth digging into Hansard to see what
transpires, though the record of debates that far back is vague at
best. Any of the prime movers produce any memoirs?


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