Date of First Publication

     Under the 1909 Act, is "first publication" for determining copyright duration measured from first publication in the US or anywhere in the world? I had always understood it to be anywhere in the world, but recall seeing some discussion in the past year or two of an argument -- I believe involving a James Joyce work -- that first publication meant first publication in the US. Does anyone remember that?

• Paul Sleven (psleven[_at_]cybernex.net)