Vera Brittain, Section 104(a) and Section 104A: A Case Study in Sorting Out Duration of Foreign Works Under the 1976 Copyright Act

35 Pages Posted: 19 Sep 2007

Date Written: September 2007

Abstract

My work looks at the legal complexity of determining the duration of copyright, and presents through a case study the odd results of our current system. Using British writer Vera Brittain (1893-1970), my work uses her 40 works to show inconsistencies in the system within an international context. In particular it looks at the national origin requirements for unpublished works and copyright retroactivity for foreign works. The paper then calls for and discusses the first stage of a tool for determining copyright duration within an international context.

Keywords: public domain, copyright, restoration, unpublished, duration, published works, 104A, 104(a), Vera Brittain

JEL Classification: K11

Suggested Citation

Townsend Gard, Elizabeth, Vera Brittain, Section 104(a) and Section 104A: A Case Study in Sorting Out Duration of Foreign Works Under the 1976 Copyright Act (September 2007). Tulane Public Law Research Paper No. 07-09, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1015575 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1015575

Elizabeth Townsend Gard (Contact Author)

Tulane University Law School ( email )

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New Orleans, LA 70118
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