Global treasures

The BBC News is reporting that the UN is putting global treasures online via it’s World Digital Library however a wag at Slashdot has pointed out…

“The collection is covered by numerous copyright laws, according to the legal page. With some of the contributions being over 8,000 years old, this has to be the longest copyright extension ever offered. There is nothing on whether the original artists get royalties, however.”

{Via Slashdot}

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