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RE: [dvd-discuss] Inspiration or infringement



So ... what was the last year in which copyrights
expired, and what was their starting year?

-- 
-Richard M. Hartman
hartman@onetouch.com

186,000 mi./sec ... not just a good idea, it's the LAW!


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeremy A Erwin [mailto:jerwin@gmu.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 11:00 AM
> To: dvd-discuss@lweb.law.harvard.edu
> Subject: Re: [dvd-discuss] Inspiration or infringement
> 
> 
> 
> On Thursday, December 27, 2001, at 05:40  PM, Richard Hartman wrote:
> 
> > When did the last copyright expire (and what
> > year was it issued ... and what was the work)?
> >
> > --
> > -Richard M. Hartman
> > hartman@onetouch.com
> >
> copyrights (IIRC), expire on  Jan 1. (That''s why most copyright 
> notices, with the possible exception of GPL notices, are 
> limited to year 
> only--e.g. "Copyright 1986, by So And So") So, a whole host of works 
> would have this dubious honor.
> 
> Jeremy
>