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Re:Writers who will be entering the public domain in 2015 in... by happyscrappy on Tuesday December 23, 2014 @02:45PM (#8789823)
Do other countries with less draconian copyright laws gain an advantage?
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Re:Writers who will be entering the public domain in 2015 in... by pbhjpbhj on Tuesday December 23, 2014 @10:51PM (#8791466)
USA (or the media corps) seems to have Europe in their pocket when it comes to these sorts of laws; mostly once it's pushed through congress [with the aid of many 'campaign donations' I'm sure] then it seems European nations get convinced to harmonise with US practice.
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