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   Message 128,915 of 130,039   
   Richard Smith to Graeme Wall   
   Re: Copyright period for English newspap   
   20 Mar 19 16:39:29   
   
   From: richard@ex-parrot.com   
      
   On 20/03/19 16:10, Graeme Wall wrote:   
   > On 20/03/2019 15:11, Richard Smith wrote:   
   >> Is anyone able to tell me when old English newspapers come out of   
   >> copyright in the UK?  The normal rule is 70 years from the death of the   
   >> author, but the concept of an author seems fairly ill-defined for a   
   >> newspaper.   
   >>   
   >   
   > I think that in the case of a publication with no acknowledged author,   
   > such as a newspaper article, it is 70 years from the date of publication.   
      
   Thanks.  That would make sense.   
      
   Richard   
      
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