Re: Abolishing perpetual copyright in unpublished works

On Thu, 24 Aug 2006, Wallace J.McLean wrote:

> I know that the US has already abolished the former perpetual copyright
> in unpublished works, with a transitional period that ended in 2003.

Well, 1/1/2003 was the earliest date on which such a work could lose protection if it remained unpublished; but if published prior to that date, its copyright was extended through 2047. See section 303: http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap3.html#303

> Canada has sorta done the same, with one transitional period
> that expired in 2004, and another which stupidly lasts until 2049.

That description sounds like you could apply that to the US scheme, too, just substituting 2003 and 2048 for 2004 and 2049, respectively. I don't know Canadian copyright law, though, so I don't know if the US and Canadian provisions are analogous. Received on Mon Aug 28 2006 - 23:55:45 GMT