Speaking of which (and not to hijack the thread), those of you from, in, or familiar with Distant Lands(TM), I'd very much appreciate information on your local copyrights and the public domain. I think I've finally gotten a hang of US systems (the Uruguay treaty's maybe-kinda recopyrighting foreign works notwithstanding), and I understand that British law retroactively changes the law when a change is made (ergo, all British works are currently Life+70, even if they've previously lapsed into the public domain), but I can't seem to find any information on how previous laws (if I can find THEM at all) interact with modern laws to identify the public domain.
Canada's one of those places. I know modern works are Life+50, but there's a conspicuous lack of information on how it works otherwise. Does it work otherwise? I also hear that Japan declared pre-1953 movies to be in the public domain, but not if someone owns them outright. I think. Maybe. Without a rationale, it's just guesswork.
Private message will be fine. No need to clutter a perfectly interesting thread (more) with details that may or may not be DCM-relevant.
