[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dr. William R. Michalson) wrote:

> Copyright is much weaker protection which preserves the right of
> an author to restrict the reproduction and distribution of their work.
> Copyright, I believe, extends for the life of the author plus 70 years
> in the US.

As it does in the EU.

But the current U.S. trend appears for it to be extended at the same 
rate as the passage of time via legislation in 1978 and 1998.

AIUI Corporate copyright is longer in the US (95 years from publication) 
than in the EU (70 years from publication).

Duncan Harris
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Hartford, Cheshire, U.K., Tel: 07968 060418

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