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Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 20:40:37 +0100
From: geni <geniice(a)gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Commons-l] Court: Congress can't put public domain back
into copyright
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2009/4/6 Yann Forget <yann(a)forget-me.net>et>:
Hello,
This will have implications for Commons too.
Regards,
Yann
No since commons respects the copyright of the country of origin.
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geni
I consider the answer no or yes depending on the copyright status of
the country of origin. If published outside the USA only, without
complying with the US formality and thus once considered in the public
domain in the USA before the URAA restoration, it may benefit Commons
if now PD in the source country even if still copyright-restricted at
home in 1996 and then caused what I would call as the "American
non-acceptance of the rule of the shorter term".
This will have much more implications for Wikisource as some works
hosted at Canadian Wikilivres may be able to be sent back to
Wikisource if this ruling opinion becomes final.
Jusjih