Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

The life + x years (with x a significant number) is a European thing and has a different origin than copyright: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authors%27_rights

Since the Berne Convention mandates life + 50 for a large class of publications, it's hard to go below that (both for the EU and the US)



Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: