The 95 year term is for publishing. The EU term is for masters. Apples and oranges, but point well taken.
I didn't "permit" it. I was not in Sonny Bono's district to vote him out of office. Sorry.
Cary Ginell
> Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:00:48 +0200
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> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Damn the P.D. - Full Greed Ahead
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> From: Patent Tactics, George Brock-Nannestad
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> > http://euroalert.net/en/news.aspx?idn=13408
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> > Cary Ginell
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> Well, why did you permit the term to be 95 years in the US? Apparently Europe
> "only" wants to put us on "a more equal footing". To prolong protection
> without making it contingent on contiued availability is folly, and our
> politicians were not the first to succumb to lobbyism. Charity begins at
> home.
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> Kind regards,
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> George
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