Term of copyright in published literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works

Except as
otherwise hereinafter provided, copyright shall subsist in any literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work 3
[***]
published within the lifetime of the author until 4
[sixty years] from the beginning of the calendar year next
following the year in which the author dies.
Explanation.— In this section the reference to the author shall, in the case of a work of joint authorship, be
construed as a reference to the author who dies last.

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