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  From: Nick Morrison <nickm@bhwb.nsw.gov.au>
  To  : LinuxSA <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 17:37:34 +1030

Re: Copyright and death (was: Werner Icking bicycle accident)

It was Wed, Feb 14, 2001 at 01:57:18PM +1030.  Glen Turner spake:
> > The same thing that's happened since the idea of "copyright" was first
> > created:  It's distributed along with the rest of the estate, either
> > under direct instructions from his will, or under the direction of
> > whoever he appointed to dispose of his estate, or according to local
> > law.
> 
> Death also starts the clock ticking on the eventual expiry of some copy
> rights.

This is a particularly morbid thread for Valentine's day!

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Nick Morrison <nickm@bhwb.nsw.gov.au>

Australian Inland Energy and Water
http://www.aienergy.com.au/

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