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That’s odd. I always thought it was „life + 70 years“ in the whole EU. (According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries%27_copyright...)

Here in Austria the law regarding copyright is pretty similar to Germany so it’s really interesting why no one has sued before.

Well, "always" since about 1996 depending on the country, but yes, it is.

I am curious about what Project Gutenberg would do if this judgement was replicated in every country in the EU, which feels plausible.