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On Wed, 4 Jun 1997 00:44:52 -0400 Greg Graham wrote:
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> 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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amalyah keshet
head of visual resources, the israel museum, jerusalem
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date: 06/06/97
visit our web site at http://www.imj.org.il
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