Re: Canadian copyright

On Mon, 15 Jun 1998, David Basskin <dbasskin[_at_]mail.cmrra.ca> wrote:
>
> Ron B. Thomson <thomson[_at_]chass.utoronto.ca> wrote:
> >
> > The duration of Canadian copyright is still life-plus-50 and there is
> > no talk of extending it.
>
> Speak for yourself, Ron - we're doing plenty of talking and lobbying
> full-tilt to get life plus 70 into Phase III - whenever that may come
> to pass.

Dear David Basskin:

Won't that mean that some compsitions (to take them as an example, given your interest :-) by American composers/lyricists that are still protected in Canada, although they already are in public domain in the U.S.A., would receive 20 more years of protection in Canada - even though there are Canadian compositions which will not receive reciprocal extended protection in the U.S.A.?? I can cite examples if necessary.

Cheers,
Bernard Katz, Head, Special Collections and Library Development McLaughlin Library, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario

         and Chair, Ontario Library Association Copyright Task Force bkatz[_at_]uoguelph.ca // (519) 824-4120 X2089 // FAX: (519) 824-6931 Received on Wed Jun 17 1998 - 03:40:22 GMT