Amazon's CodeWhisperer

Posted Jul 8, 2022 12:23 UTC (Fri) by Ross (guest, #4065)
In reply to: Amazon's CodeWhisperer by dvdeug
Parent article: Amazon's CodeWhisperer

I don't follow what you are saying about 2002. The US definitely also follows the life + 70 rule (they are constantly encouraging other countries to do so as well).

This treatment in the US goes back to everything published in 1978 or later by individuals (not corporations), so it is definitely relevant and can very easily extend the term beyond 95 years. It will extend the duration of copyright for most works which would otherwise expire starting in 2048.

Amazon's CodeWhisperer

Posted Jul 8, 2022 13:38 UTC (Fri) by dvdeug (guest, #10998) [Link]

https://guides.library.cornell.edu/copyright/publicdomain . The US copyright law shows where it's been patched over and over to bring conformity with new standards while being mostly bug compatible with the way things were. The US only went life plus 70 for works made since 1978 or published since 2002. Since US law is a mess and other countries don't need bug compatibility with US law, US copyright maximalists are pushing for life+70.

Amazon's CodeWhisperer

Posted Jul 8, 2022 13:47 UTC (Fri) by dvdeug (guest, #10998) [Link]

Sorry, I didn't read carefully enough. Works first published between 1978 and 2001 are treated as if the author died in 1978 if the author died earlier. So 2002 is the first year that any work first published in that year is life+70. For example, all of Mark Twain's unpublished works were "published" in 2001, so the copyright owners are claiming copyright through 2048.