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ESSAY

George Orwell ... Bookshop Memories

POETRY

James Weldon Johnson ... three poems: The Awakening / Father, Father Abraham / Fifty Years

STORY

Willa Cather ... A Death in the Desert

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Until 1 January 2005, (Australian) copyright generally lasted for the life of the relevant creator plus 50 years. Under the Free Trade Agreement with the United States, Australia agreed to extend the general duration of copyright to the life of the creator plus 70 years. The Free Trade Agreement did not, however, include any obligation to revive copyright if copyright had already expired. This means that if, under the old rules, copyright had already expired by 1 January 2005, it stays expired and the material can be used freely under Australian law.

(Extracted from 'An Introduction to Copyright in Australia'; Australian Copyright Council. January 2017)