Re: The Basic Question: Why??

From: Seth Greenstein <sethg[_at_]access.digex.net>
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 09:27:51 -0500 (EST)


The rationale discussed at WIPO has to do with the increase in life expectancy. The initial decision as to term apparently was based on providing for the author and her or his children. Perhaps this argument makes sense for certain kinds of works, but the term extension seems unnecessary for others.

Seth Greenstein
<sethg[_at_]access.digex.net> Received on Mon Mar 07 1994 - 14:34:09 GMT

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