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by nordsieck
974 days ago
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> On the other hand, some kinds of work may not really make it to market inside the 10 years. My understanding is that copyright starts when the work is first fixed to a medium. Which means that intermediate versions shouldn't start the clock[1]. But I'm not a lawyer, so I could be totally wrong. > I'm sure we can agree that we can definitely do better than what we have now, though. 100% concur. --- 1. As opposed to the situation with medication and patents, where the patents are ticking down while trials are in operation. |
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No, but an initial time presenting a form of the work will. So, e.g. using the basis for a future textbook with your students starts the clock on those versions.