[LINK] Another copyright question (was Re: copyright question

[rene]

On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 13:30:15 +1000, Kim Holburn wrote:
[...]
> Even if copyright had run out in Australia would it have in Britain?
> And vice versa ie: even if copyright had run out in the UK would it
> have in Australia?  Could I use it in a work which was published on
> the internet, essentially globally if copyright
> to the work still applied in some country?

Re the above, the PDF file says:
" Can I use a work that is still in copyright overseas, if copyright has 
expired here [in AU]? 
If you are using material in Australia, then Australian copyright law 
applies. For example, if copyright in a photo has expired in Australia 
because it was taken, say, in 1926 or 1953, then you may 
reproduce it in a book in Australia. If, however, you wanted to print or 
distribute the book overseas, you would need to check that copyright in the 
photograph has expired in each country where the book is to be printed or 
distributed. The same rules apply to material in electronic form and on the 
internet in Australia. 
The law of the relevant country will determine the rules that apply to the 
use of material outside Australia. We are unable to advise on the rules 
that apply overseas. "

IOW, extremely risky to publish on the Internet, even if copyright has 
expired in Australia, regardless of which country the work was first 
published in, and regardless of what type of work it is.

Irene