[LINK] [Fwd: [EFA-IP] No extension on copyright past 50 years for UK]

[Marghanita da Cruz]

Eleanor Lister wrote:
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> News I spotted shows the UK intends to not extend to 95 years the
> copyright term.
> Considering the UK government's approach to patents, privacy and other
> human rights issues, I am very surprised they did not come down on the
> side of the recording companies.
> Is there anyone with more details on this?
> 
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6186436.stm
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Perhaps this might illustrate the issue...[the timing is spooky]

Last week I collected some pottery which had just been fired. The
wet pot had been resting on some paper, which stuck to it. I assumed the
paper would burn in the firing so did not bother to try to remove it.
The result is I now have the reverse text from the bit of paper recorded
forever in clay...The text is in reverse, I think it is house prices from a
newspaper.

if you extend copyright...perhaps there will be some uncomfortable
questions about prints and patterns used in ceramic tiles and fabrics or
photographs of antient Egyptian paintings....I know there is some story
surrounding wall paper being rediscovered in Sydney.

Marghanita
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