Verily I say unto thee, that The Ghost In The Machine spake thusly:
> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, [H]omer <spam@xxxxxxx> wrote on Tue, 21
> Aug 2007 15:11:30 +0100 <jd8rp4-esh.ln1@xxxxxxxxxx>:
>> The next attack vector is copyright expiration, and nefarious
>> attempts to extend it beyond 50 years (U.S. only AFAICT). Of course
>> this will *not* benefit the artists nor their families ("Works for
>> Hire" amendment) ... just the fat-cat record execs.
>>
>
> I was under the impression that copyright is *already* last death +
> 70?
>
> http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode17/usc_sec_17_00000302----000-.html
Sorry, yes - the "50 year" figure refer to the UK only:
http://www.newstatesman.com/200705180005
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