La neuvème
édition
est clairement protégé. Pour la huitème les droits d'auteur auraient
déjà expirés pour les premiers volumes, et ces droits pour les autres
devraient terminer à la fin de 2005. Je ne trouve rien dans la loi sur
les droits d'auteurs qui autoriserait un collectif immortel.
Yes, but it's a bit more complicated than that, otherwise I wouldn't ask.
There is a provision in French law for adding 8 years due to the Second World
War, but it seems it doesn't apply to the French Academy because the Academy
has no heirs. And it could be that the 9th edition is not subject to
copyright because it is an official publication from the French Republic.
30 years for those who are "morts pour la France", but that can't
apply
for those who are immortal.
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