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TERM COPYRIGHT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-07-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Copyright
- Copyright, Patent and Trademark Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- duration of copyright
1, record 1, English, duration%20of%20copyright
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- life of a copyright 2, record 1, English, life%20of%20a%20copyright
correct
- term of copyright 3, record 1, English, term%20of%20copyright
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
What is the life of a copyright? ... The current term for copyrights is the life of the author plus 50 additional years, or in the case of corporate ownership, the lesser of 75 years from publication or 100 from creation. 4, record 1, English, - duration%20of%20copyright
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Term of Copyright ... The term for which copyright shall subsist shall, except as otherwise expressly provided by this Act, be the life of the author, the remainder of the calendar year in which the author dies, and a period of fifty years following the end of that calendar year. 5, record 1, English, - duration%20of%20copyright
Record 1, Key term(s)
- copyright duration
- copyright term
- copyright life
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droits d'auteur
- Propriété industrielle et intellectuelle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- durée du droit d'auteur
1, record 1, French, dur%C3%A9e%20du%20droit%20d%27auteur
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Durée du droit d'auteur [...] sauf disposition contraire expresse de la présente loi, le droit d'auteur subsiste pendant sa vie de d'auteur, puis jusqu'à la fin de la cinquantième année suivant celle de son décès. 2, record 1, French, - dur%C3%A9e%20du%20droit%20d%27auteur
Record 1, Key term(s)
- délai du droit d'auteur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1988-07-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Copyright
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- extension of term of copyright
1, record 2, English, extension%20of%20term%20of%20copyright
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droits d'auteur
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- prorogation de la durée du droit d'auteur
1, record 2, French, prorogation%20de%20la%20dur%C3%A9e%20du%20droit%20d%27auteur
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- prorogation du délai du droit d'auteur 1, record 2, French, prorogation%20du%20d%C3%A9lai%20du%20droit%20d%27auteur
correct, feminine noun
- prorogation du délai de protection littéraire 1, record 2, French, prorogation%20du%20d%C3%A9lai%20de%20protection%20litt%C3%A9raire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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