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Subject: Re: Scott Adams Adventures in public domain?
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Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1993 22:05:40 GMT
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In article <C254wM.Fyr@wiretap.spies.com>, tbrengle@wiretap.spies.com (Tim
Brengle) wrote:
> 
> Unless Scott specifically released them into the public domain, his works
> remain copyrighted for 17 (I believe) years--unless he chooses to renew his
> copyrights.
> 
> Seems to me that the chances of it being legal to "pass them around" (read:
> steal them) are rather slim.
> 
> Tim Brengle
> Electronic Arts
	Patents are 17 years. Copyrights are something like 76 years or
10 years after the authors death. 
