Re: Yearless copyrights: what do people think?
On Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 07:39:09AM -0700, Sam Hartman wrote:
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> As Jonas mentions, including the years allows people to know when works
> enter the public domain and the license becomes more liberal.
> I think our users are better served by knowing when the Debian packaging
> would enter the public domain.
If this is the intention, then including the years is pointless.
Article 7 of the Berne Convention says:
(1) The term of protection granted by this Convention shall be the life
of the author and fifty years after his death.
...
(6) The countries of the Union may grant a term of protection in excess
of those provided by the preceding paragraphs.
...
> --Sam
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Adrian
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