Posted by Jock on June 19, 2006 at 12:39:25 from 81.76.86.2 user Jock.
Does anybody know the earliest date when the SA series pass out of copyright in any jurisdiction?
The usual formula is 'year of author's death plus 70 years', but the date of publication is also relevant and some of AR's early works are already out of copyright and can be accessed on-line via Projet Gutenberg.
The Wikipedia entry on copyright has a section which is headed "How long copyright lasts" which states today (Wikipedia entries change!) Copyright subsists for a variety of lengths in different jurisdictions, with different categories of works and the length it subsists for also depends on whether a work is published or unpublished. In most of the world the default length of copyright for many works is either life of the author plus 50 years, or plus 70 years.
Can any Tarboard copyright expert elucidate further?