When Is A Chair Just A Chair? And Other Annoying Copyright Questions

Posted by BernardSwiss on Oct 2, 2016 12:05 AM EDT
Techdirt; By Leigh Beadon
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Last year, the UK decided to repeal a part of its copyright law that enforced a drastically reduced copyright term for "industrially exploited artistic works" including "works of artistic craftsmanship" — in other words, the industrial design of manufactured objects that are primarily functional, like appliances and furniture. Rather than the full life-plus-seventy term, the copyright on such works was limited to 25 years from the date of manufacturing...

... In any case, the rule was repealed and it was repealed retroactively:

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