Re: UK Copyright Term

From: Edward Barrow <edward[_at_]plato32.demon.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:45:27 +0100

Peggy Hoon <peg[_at_]wsu.edu> wrote:
>
> What is the duration of copyright for works initially published in
> the United Kingdom? (1917-1928) Alternately, can someone point me
> to resources on the internet where I may find this information myself?

For a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, or a film, in the UK it's 70 years after the death of the author. Under the principle of national treatment, in the US it's the same as it would be for a US work.

Edward Barrow
<edward[_at_]plato32.demon.co.uk> Received on Tue Apr 29 1997 - 20:47:33 GMT

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