[Wikipedia-l] some questions concerning copyright

[Axel Boldt]

--- elian <elian at gmx.li> wrote:

> Next question: what's the exact date before which works are copyright
> free in the U.S.? 

Everything published before 1911 is in the public domain. Everything
published between 1911 and 1978 gets 95 years of copyright protection
after the date of publication (in 2006, this will undoubtedly be
increased). Everything published after 1978 gets 70 years after the
death of the last author, the same as in the European Union. Most other
countries give a straight 50 years after author's death, which is
required by the Berne convention. 

Axel

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