What happens to the availability and price of books when they move from copyrighted status to the public domain? Professor Paul Heald, an expert on copyright and international intellectual property law, presented on this topic and its application to the South African market in February at the University of Glasgow. Heald addressed two main questions during the talk - whether or not it is preferable to extend the duration of copyright to last for the life of the author plus 70 years, and whether there is evidence to suggest that the duration of an author's reversion right should be dramatically reduced.
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