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[–] cnnrduncan@beehaw.org 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yeah that seems pretty reasonable to me. Was pissed off when the government here sneakily extended copyright length from 50 to 70 years as part of a trade deal with the UK a year or two ago - even 50 years was far too long IMO!

[–] tom@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's interesting. Where is here for you? Was that term something pushed by the UK?

[–] jennifilm@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not sure if this person is in the same place but Aotearoa NZ recently extended copyright from 50 to 70 years after death due to a UK trade deal, so I wouldn't be surprised if the UK have pushed it. We've recently fast-tracked the change due to an EU trade deal, though, so it's not the UK alone.

[–] cnnrduncan@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago

Yep that's the one, turns out I misremembered the exact lengths, cheers for letting me know!