Month: January 2015

F-35 Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019 – And even then hardly

Posted on by Robin Edgar

America’s $400 billion Joint Strike Fighter, or F-35, is slated to join fighter squadrons next year—but missing software will render its 25mm cannon useless. The Pentagon’s newest stealth jet, the nearly $400 billion Joint Strike Fighter, won’t be able to fire its gun during operational missions until 2019, three to four years after it becomes Read more about F-35 Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019 – And even then hardly[…]

What Could Have Entered the Public Domain on January 1, 2015?

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Current US law extends copyright for 70 years after the date of the author’s death, and corporate “works-for-hire” are copyrighted for 95 years after publication. But prior to the 1976 Copyright Act (which became effective in 1978), the maximum copyright term was 56 years—an initial term of 28 years, renewable for another 28 years. Under Read more about What Could Have Entered the Public Domain on January 1, 2015?[…]