Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote:
Read the actual law, particularly the section that I referenced. That
should make it clear.
The reference to certain foreign works is in another section. You want
(a)(1)(A) and (B) and (h)(6)(C)(i).
Section (h) (8) (A) explicitly defines "source country" for the purposes
of of Title 17 Section 104, as "A nation other than the United States".
Accordingly, (h) (6) (B) specifically applies to items in the public
domain in the United States, but subject to copyright in some other
place. Furthermore, even if the United States were a source country for
purposes of these sections, (h) (6) (B) limits applicability of the
section to works which are "not in the public domain in [their] source
country through expiration of term of protection". But until 1963, in
order for the term of protection to be extended, the copyright had to be
renewed, and if it was not renewed, the copyright expired and the work
entered the public domain through expiration of term of copyright, and
therefore are ineligible because they fail to meet the test of (h) (6) (B).
ns
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