I think we first entered into a true international copyright treaty with the Uruguay round of GATT, and that was when we first got the life-plus-50 copyright term (75 years for corporate copyright) which was then extended to life plus 70 (95 years for corporate copyright) to further comply with other signatories' copyright terms.
James O'Briant wrote:
John Howell wrote, in part:
... (And yes, it could be PD in one country and under copyright in another with different laws. I don't believe that the laws of the original copyrighting country apply, except in that country.)
I had understood the opposite to be true -- that as long as a work remains under copyright in the country in which the original copyright was registered, it remains under copyright in all countries who are signatories to the Berne Convention. If I'm mistaken, I hope someone can point us toward documentation that will clarify this always thorny issue!
Jim O'Briant Bayside Music Press Gilroy, CA 95020
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