Justices allow copyrights on foreign works

[Robert Balliot]

I think you can look at the current practical differences by comparing the
US to Non-US copyright restrictions in works provided by Wikimedia
Commons<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page>
.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Copyright_tags

R. Balliot
http://oceanstatelibrarian.com/contact.htm


On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 2:47 PM, Kerry Keck <keckker at rice.edu> wrote:

> Before the U.S. became a signatory to the 1994 international treaty that
> harmonized intellectual property laws, patents granted abroad were subject
> to the U.S. terms (which, in some cases, provided more limited terms of
> coverage).   Certain works copyrighted abroad had expired under these
> conditions, and were in the public domain in the U.S. but were "recovered"
> when the '94 international treaty came into effect here.
>
> And, yes, the concern relates to this extension of copyright restrictions,
> versus the enlarged use and creativity afforded when a work releases into
> the public domain.
>   _________________________________
> Kerry A. Keck
> Asst. University Librarian, Collections
> Fondren Library, Rice University
> 6100 Main St., Houston, TX  77005
> keckker at rice.edu
>
>
>
>  On Jan 18, 2012, at 1:33 PM, Mitchell, Michael wrote:
>
>   Washington (CNN) -- The Supreme Court gave its blessing Wednesday to a
> federal law giving copyright protection to millions of international books,
> music and other artistic creations that had once been in the free-access
> "public domain."****
> ** **
>
> http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/18/justice/scotus-copyrights-foreign-works/index..html?eref=rss_latest&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_latest+%28RSS%3A+Most+Recent%29<http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/18/justice/scotus-copyrights-foreign-works/index.html?eref=rss_latest&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_latest+%28RSS%3A+Most+Recent%29>
> ****
>  ** **
> I don't exactly understand the background of this case. Anyone know why
> these works were in the public domain here in the first place? Are they
> copyrighted overseas and the copyrights weren't being honored here? Anyone
> know? Seems to be another bad ruling for digital access.****
> ** **
> Michael Mitchell****
> Technical Services Librarian****
> Brazosport College****
> Lake Jackson, TX****
> Michael.mitchell at brazosport.edu****
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