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rule of the shorter term

rule of the shorter term noun: a feature of the copyright law of some countries, whereby the duration of protection granted by the country in question to a work created in a foreign country is limited to no greater than that which it would have received in its country of origin, even if it would have been eligible for a greater duration had it been created in the country in question; the rule that, when a copyrighted work passes into the public domain in its country of origin, it will also pass into the public domain in the country in question if it has not already done so.

Noun

rule of the shorter term (uncountable)

  1. A feature of the copyright law of some countries, whereby the duration of protection granted by the country in question to a work created in a foreign country is limited to no greater than that which it would have received in its country of origin, even if it would have been eligible for a greater duration had it been created in the country in question; the rule that, when a copyrighted work passes into the public domain in its country of origin, it will also pass into the public domain in the country in question if it has not already done so.

Questions about rule of the shorter term

What does rule of the shorter term mean?
Rule of the shorter term means a feature of the copyright law of some countries, whereby the duration of protection granted by the country in question to a work created in a foreign country is limited to no greater than that which it would have received in its country of origin, even if it would have been eligible for a greater duration had it been created in the country in question; the rule that, when a copyrighted work passes into the public domain in its country of origin, it will also pass into the public domain in the country in question if it has not already done so.
What part of speech is rule of the shorter term?
Rule of the shorter term is a noun.

Words near rule of the shorter term in the dictionary

  1. rule of recognition
  2. rule of sevens
  3. rule of strict construction
  4. rule of succession
  5. rule of the road
  6. rule of the shorter term
  7. rule of thirds
  8. rule of three
  9. rule of threes
  10. rule of thumb
  11. rule of tincture

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