It should be noted that the latest expansion in US copyright term was to bring t...

Natsu · on May 28, 2011

It should also be noted that we have a tendency to leapfrog each other on terms, rather than actually bringing them in line.

Some consider this a strategy.

nextparadigms · on May 28, 2011

That's the first time I hear such a thing and it sounds very strange to me. Are you just referring to France? Or maybe UK, too? There are over 40 countries in Europe, and most of them have a lot more relaxed copyright laws than USA.

tzs · on May 28, 2011

I'm referring to all significant countries in Europe, since they all have the same copyright term, as part of implementing the appropriate EU directives on this matter. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directive_2006/116/EC

One of the main arguments for the Copyright Term Extension Act in the US was to better align US copyright law with that.