Posted by Jim McDowell on October 13, 2002 at 15:12:55 from 67.241.33.199 user mrjaymac.
In Reply to: Re: Copyright posted by Mike Field on October 13, 2002 at 10:58:08:
Actually, it was Congressman Bono, from Palm Springs, California, but the inference was correct. There is, however, a court battle looming in the US over the post-death copyright period. It appears that unless a recent extension is allowed, many things will be in the public domain in the US by 2004. The impetus for this concern was the Disney empire, Mickey Mouse,etc.