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24 April 2020CopyrightRory O'Neill

From here to eternity—a copyright conundrum

Copyright is by far the most durable of all IP rights—the life of the artist, plus at least 50 years, according to the 1886 Berne Convention. Some countries, including the US, UK, and France, have extended this to 70 years after an artist’s death.

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