Canadian Copyright

[Keith Webb]

Does the same apply to official Australian photographs and footage?

Well, I had a look at the extremely complex Australian copyright law and basically it appears to be the same, ie 50 years from first publication or in the case of a private photograph 50 years after the death of that person.

Is it possible for the Government to renew copyright?

Here's the link to the page dealing with duration of copyright if anyone is interested.