On Thu, 14 Oct 1999, Mark Lemley <mlemley[_at_]mail.law.utexas.edu> wrote:
>
> The act specifically provides for the term of [anonymous] works in
> section 302(c). Basically, it's 95 years from publication or 120
> years from creation, whichever is first. But if anyone registers
> the name of the author with the copyright office, the term reverts
> to being based on that person's life.
Curious that for remaining anonymous, a writer close to his death bed can earn another 25 years of copyright. Strange laws you Americans have... :-)
Jeroen
Jeroen Hellingman
<jehe[_at_]kabelfoon.nl>
Received on Fri Oct 15 1999 - 20:57:10 GMT
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