On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 4:32 PM, Thorsten Glaser <t...@mirbsd.de> scripsit:
Under the Berne Convention, a work from country A is, in country B, > subject to the same protection as a work from country B. That means > for a work originating in the USA, in Germany, only(!) German copy‐ > right law applies. In France, only French law, etc. > Up to a point, Minister. Also under the Berne convention, country B may (but is not required to) treat a work that is out of copyright in its originating country as out of copyright in country B as well. The U.S. does not exercise this option, and the EU countries are effectively forbidden to do so by EU case law. -- John Cowan http://vrici.lojban.org/~cowan co...@ccil.org But the next day there came no dawn, and the Grey Company passed on into the darkness of the Storm of Mordor and were lost to mortal sight; but the Dead followed them. --"The Passing of the Grey Company"
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