Be honest!
2007-03-04 18:05:11 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Economics
Its the life of the authors + 70 years post mortem. The answer to this question is available on the Directive 2006/116/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights (codified version) : europeans life longer than before.
(6) Whereas the minimum term of protection laid down by the Berne Convention, namely the life of the author and 50 years after his death, was intended to provide protection for the author and the first two generations of his descendants; whereas the average lifespan in the Community has grown longer, to the point where this term is no longer sufficient to cover two generations;
(12) Whereas in order to establish a high level of protection which at the same time meets the requirements of the internal market and the need to establish a legal environment conducive to the harmonious development of literary and artistic creation in the Community, the term of protection for copyright should be harmonized at 70 years after the death of the author or 70 years after the work is lawfully made available to the public, and for related rights at 50 years after the event which sets the term running;
2007-03-07 02:16:00 · answer #1 · answered by Mova 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess they had to start somewhere and they were afraid of the Eastern Europeans and the Chinese....
2007-03-05 16:29:57 · answer #2 · answered by Santa Barbara 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋