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>Major revisions happened in 1831, 1870, 1909, and 1976. The 1980s ('88?) accession to the Berne Convention presumably was also a 'major revision' as the conve
by pbhjpbhj 3y ago
>Major revisions happened in 1831, 1870, 1909, and 1976.
The 1980s ('88?) accession to the Berne Convention presumably was also a 'major revision' as the convention, then over 100 year old, removes the registration requirement.
Copyright is, somewhat ironically, essential for FOSS licenses that place conditions on a distributor. Governments could no doubt use some other instrument for this purpose.