Abolishing perpetual copyright in unpublished works

I know that the US has already abolished the former perpetual copyright in unpublished works, with a transitional period that ended in 2003. Canada has sorta done the same, with one transitional period that expired in 2004, and another which stupidly lasts until 2049. In the UK, they are still in the middle of the "transition", which won't expire and see works start entering the public domain until 2039.

Are there other countries, especially in the common-law or European tradition, which have done the same or similar? Or others which have, deliberately or through inaction, enacted or retained perpetual copyright in unpublished works? Received on Fri Aug 25 2006 - 02:25:01 GMT