Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:14:42 +0100 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@iet.unipi.it> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: does Copyright on source files expire ? Message-ID: <20090325091442.GA13455@owl.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <20090325084722.GC98685@onelab2.iet.unipi.it> References: <20090325084722.GC98685@onelab2.iet.unipi.it>
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On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 09:47:22AM +0100, Luigi Rizzo wrote: > Someone just asked me permission to move to a 3-clause BSD > copyright some piece of software that I haven't touched in 10+ years. > > I said yes, but then I was wondering what happens if the > person listed is not responding or not reachable anymore: > does copyright on source code expire, and if so, when ? Yes, it will expire eventually, after a long time. The exact length of copyright can vary a bit between different countries, but in most places nowadays I think it is 'life of author plus 70 years' > (I suppose it is related to either the date listed on the copyright, > or to the date of some remarkable event for the author). > -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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