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From: "Rob" <>
Subject: Re: [YKS] Re: Copyrights Laws
Date: Sun, 7 May 2006 11:54:39 +0100
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Thanks Graham, I now don't need to post one of the email I have waiting to
go :)

I rarely post about subjects without first knowing the facts and Guy had me
reaching for the long letter I had from the solicitor I used when I set up
Acron-genealogy

Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Graham Hadfield" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 9:48 AM
Subject: Re: [YKS] Re: Copyrights Laws


> At 08:47 07/05/2006, Guy Etchells wrote:
>>Not quite correct on the last sentence Rob, if the author is not known
>>(anonymous) then copyright lasts 70 years from the end of the year in
>>which it was created or if published 50 years from date of publication.
>
> I think this is also not quite right. The period of 50 years from date of
> publication was included in the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
> but this was extended to 70 years by regulation 5 of The Duration of
> Copyright and Rights in Performances Regulations 1995 (Statutory
> Instrument 1995 No. 3297).
>
> Regards,
> Graham
>
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