Subject: Re: [gutvol-d] Free Beer ! OOOPS!
From: Andrew Sly <[email-masked]>
To: Project Gutenberg Volunteer Discussion <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 00:25:18 -0700 (PDT)

On Sun, 30 Oct 2005, Ian MacLean wrote:

> Although it seems to be fast becoming that way. With the increase in
> globalisation, things like copyright law are becoming more standard and in
> the respect unfortunately US law *is* becoming the standard.

That's an interesting argument, but I would tend to disagree.
Copyright is one of those things that I've found becomes more
and more complex the closer you look into it. That includes
differences of large scale and small nuances between different
countries.

And while the U.S. in in theory a life+70 country, no copyright
terms will be expiring under that rule for quite some time yet.
Looked at from the point of view of what works copyright
has expired on, the U.S. is in a rather unique position in the
world.

Andrew