tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jul 28 16:26:35 1995
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}} FYI for all you P.D. xlators
- From: [email protected] (Soqra'tIS)
- Subject: }} FYI for all you P.D. xlators
- Date: Fri, 28 Jul 1995 15:26:35 -0500
Just ran across this tid-bit for all who are translating works in the
public domain (copied from EDUPAGE 7/27/95):
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RESTORED COPYRIGHTS COULD AFFECT MULTIMEDIA RIGHTS
A somewhat obscure provision of GATT will restore copyrights on a number of
foreign books, paintings, films, photos and sketches that are currently in
the U.S. public domain. The rule, scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1,
1996, will apply to works still protected by copyright in the country of
origin. It could have a "big impact on multimedia rights," says the acting
general counsel for the U.S. Copyright Office. France and Mexico have
already said they intend to restore copyrights on all movies, and works by
artists such as Picasso and Matisse could be covered if they were created
within the past 75 years. (Wall Street Journal 7/27/95 A1)
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