On Wed, 4 Jun 1997 00:44:52 -0400  Greg Graham wrote:
(snip)
> Under copyright laws of most countries copyright
>exists for a period of fifty years following death of the author (artist,
>creator, film director,).

Correction: 50 years in the US, 70 in most other (European) countries.

>Some exceptions exist, for example Canadian law
>stipulated that
>in the case of a photograph, copyright exists for fifty years from fixing of
>image.

Just for the curious: this is also the case in Israel, regarding photographs, as
well. A legacy from the British Mandate period.

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