[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > But all those works were once in Australian copyright. The question is, > can a work which is born into the public domain in its country of origin > be in copyright anywhere at any time?
As far as I understand the Berne Convention, the answer is yes. Article 5(3) of the BC says: "The enjoyment and the exercise of these rights ... shall be independent of the existence of protection in the country of origin of the work." Article 7(1) puts the duration of protection at life+50, but article 5(1) states that an author enjoys longer protection in countries that have a longer term. http://www.law.cornell.edu/treaties/berne/overview.html Arnoud -- Arnoud Engelfriet, Dutch patent attorney - Speaking only for myself Patents, copyright and IPR explained for techies: http://www.iusmentis.com/ -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3