tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post2568058149777141838..comments2024-03-14T04:35:06.209+13:00Comments on Beattie's Book Blog - unofficial homepage of the New Zealand book community: Green Party To Review Controversial Copyright PlansBeattie's Book Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01505389626725979100noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post-69990158542888757782015-04-29T14:57:53.571+12:002015-04-29T14:57:53.571+12:00There's no doubt that 70 years after an author...There's no doubt that 70 years after an author's death is excessively long, but 14 years after publication is similarly too short. A compromise would clearly be somewhere in the middle. At present national laws within the EU on this are overridden by EU laws. If Britain leaves the EU - which hopefully it will - then it could do this.transpress nzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com