Copyright term

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_term
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_length
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_the_shorter_term

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• Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works - minimum 50 years
• Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - minimum 50 years
• Copyright Duration Directive (93/98/EEC) replaced by Copyright Term Directive (2006/116/EC)
  • "(12) In order to establish a high level of protection which at the same time meets the requirements of the internal market and the need to establish a legal environment conducive to the harmonious development of literary and artistic creation in the Community, the term of protection for copyright should be harmonised at 70 years after the death of the author or 70 years after the work is lawfully made available to the public, and for related rights at 50 years after the event which sets the term running." Source: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32006L0116:EN:NOT

Sound recording

• EU http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/copyright/term-protection/index_en.htm
  • GB http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/ManageContent/ViewDetail/ID/2172/Copyright-Term-in-Sound-Recordings-to-be-Extended.aspx : " The Directive 2011/77/EU was published on 11 October 2011 and this therefore means that the change should become part of UK law by 01 November 2013."

• AR
  • Ley 11.723 modified by Ley N° 26.570 B.O. 14/12/2009, Art. 5º bis - transferring recordings from public domain back to protection status, source: http://infoleg.mecon.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/40000-44999/42755/texact.htm

Rule of the shorter term

• http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/United_States_non-acceptance_of_the_rule_of_the_shorter_term