[Coco] color computer magazine ?

Neil Morrison neilsmorr at hotpop.com
Fri Jul 8 12:42:40 EDT 2005


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Wayne Harwood" <michael at musicheadproductions.org>

> Copyright protection now lasts for the lifetime of the author or creator,
> plus 70 years. Thus if Stephen King writes another book, or 10, this year,
> and then passes away due to a freak accident on Halloween night, copyright
> on his books would remain in effect until 2069. After those 70 years, it
> passes into what's called the "public domain," free to be used by anyone
> without permission.

Don't count on it. As soon as any of the Disney stuff gets close to that the
law will be changed - again. Walt may not be frozen for later resuscitation
but all of his works are.

Neil




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