This is not correct.
If a company owns the copyright, then the copyright NEVER expires. That's
why movies always say, "Such and such is the author of this work for
copyright reasons". Those copyrights will not expire as long as the company
remains a going concern.
I very much doubt that Disney's "Snow White" will be public domain ever. If
the Disney corporation owns the copyright, it won't.
corey
-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Meerschaert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 4:19 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [Open_Gaming] Public Domain Names
> Clearly you don't understand the extension.
> The term was extended to 90 years after the death of the author.
Copyright never > lapses while you are still alive
Yes, it does--if a buisness holds the copyright (say, your small buisness
incorporates, and they get the copyright... or it's a "work for hire" to
your own buisness) you can see it lapse--and that shouldn't happen.
Hmm... 90 years past my death? So, you mean I can be embarassed and not
publish my book, and then my wife (after I die in a fit of depression) can
publish it, and live out the life that I always wanted to provide for her?
Gee, cool. :)
DM
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