Date   : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 08:05:44 +0100
From   : stuart@... (stuart)
Subject: making replica acorn cards

> UK Copyright lasts for 70 years from the death of the author, or
> from the date of publication if a corporate author (50 years if
> before 1992).
> 
> And "copyright" does /not/ mean "can't be copied", it means the
> copyright owner has complete and utter control of /how/ something
> is copied, including the ability to say "make as many copies as
> you like".
> 
> UK copyright law also allows archive copies without permission
> from the copyright holder in order to ensure continued existance
> of a work.
 
That is interesting.
So if I design a replica card, and publish the designs I might not not
be breaking copyright at all!

-- 
Stuart
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