Doctrine
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Summary: I. Beginnings. The contributions of Locke and Napoleon. II. Duration in 18th and 19th century Britain and the U.S. III. Duration in 18th and 19th century Europe. IV. Uniformity of duration and internationalization of author’s rights. V. The U.S. finally adopts a unitary copyright term based on the life of the author. VI. Duration and neighboring rights.