Gotcha. So America's attempt at reconciling the Berne Convention and pre-1973 law gave Arthur Conan Doyle extra copyright years that didn't apply in the EU or U

Gotcha. So America's attempt at reconciling the Berne Convention and pre-1973 law gave Arthur Conan Doyle extra copyright years that didn't apply in the EU or UK. Also, I wouldn't be surprised if the expiration pause triggered by the 1976 act winds up being longer and more intolerable than the Berne or EUCD/SBCTEA[0] pauses. There's a lot of 1978 artists still alive today, after all. And of course, if anyone ever figures out aging reversal and functional immortality, then we also get perpetual copyright. (Who the fuck thought life terms were a good idea?) [0] More derisively known as the Mickey Mouse Protection Act