[LINK] copyright question

[Karl Auer]

On Mon, 2011-04-04 at 11:38 +1000, Kim Holburn wrote:
> It's 70 years after the writer's death or the date of publication
> whichever comes last, if it was written and published in Australia.
> Newspaper/magazine/journal articles may be different.

That would mean that copyright stays alive indefinitely as long as the
copyright holder keeps (re-)publishing the work.

I believe the "70 years from date of publication" is a) actually 70
years from FIRST publication and b) actually only for works first
published after the author's death. 

Regards, K.

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