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1. laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Apr-2015 20:58:10 EDT laurelrusswurm
   !CDNpoli Harper Gov’t sneaks in !copyright extension http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/04/22/copyright-term-extension-canada_n_7116454.html
   • Indi in the Wired (indi)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Apr-2015 22:25:03 EDT Indi in the Wired

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     @laurelrusswurm I'm getting mixed messages - is the *only* thing changing the term for audio recordings?
   • laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Thursday, 23-Apr-2015 10:11:22 EDT laurelrusswurm

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     @indi They are talking a term extension from 50-70 yrs. US !copyright maximalists will be overjoyed to see our Public Domain stifled too.
   • laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Thursday, 23-Apr-2015 10:14:13 EDT laurelrusswurm

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     @indi Every !PublicDomain Day American free culture folk point to all the stuff going into PD in !Canada compared to none in USA !CDNpoli
   • laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Thursday, 23-Apr-2015 10:17:10 EDT laurelrusswurm

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     @indi In Canada the major !copyright battles all seem to revolve around music (with everything else as collateral damage) !CDNpoli
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Thursday, 23-Apr-2015 11:57:16 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     Not any more, after this “budget” is passed ♻ @laurelrusswurm @indi Every !PublicDomain Day Americ…
   • Indi in the Wired (indi)'s status on Thursday, 23-Apr-2015 12:54:58 EDT Indi in the Wired

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     @laurelrusswurm Yes, but the question I can't get a clear answer to is what *exactly* have the Conservatives done this time wrt !copyright
   • Indi in the Wired (indi)'s status on Thursday, 23-Apr-2015 12:56:23 EDT Indi in the Wired

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     @laurelrusswurm Like, is it just *recordings* are now 70 yrs pma? Are the lyrics and melodies - the songs themselves - still 50 yrs pma?
   • Indi in the Wired (indi)'s status on Thursday, 23-Apr-2015 12:57:38 EDT Indi in the Wired

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     @laurelrusswurm And what about books? I'm making high-quality ebooks of public domain stuff - is that still 50 yrs pma?
   • laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Friday, 24-Apr-2015 02:24:33 EDT laurelrusswurm

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     @indi I’ve not had time to look, but you might find out here if you can wade through the doublethink …
   • Indi in the Wired (indi)'s status on Friday, 24-Apr-2015 13:04:10 EDT Indi in the Wired

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     @laurelrusswurm Appears only the special rule about sound recordings is changing - it's not a really meaningful change, in practice.
   • Indi in the Wired (indi)'s status on Friday, 24-Apr-2015 13:05:04 EDT Indi in the Wired

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     @laurelrusswurm But it's almost certainly the first step toward a real !copyright term extension, in advance of #TPP.