What Does It Mean That James Bond's In the Public Domain In Canada?

"On January 1st, 2015, the works of Ian Fleming entered the public domain in a number of countries. That means that the character of James Bond is no longer copyrighted in those countries, just like Sherlock Holmes has been for a while. But it doesn't mean that it's suddenly open season on that character ... The vast majority of nations are signatories to the Berne Convention, which sets the minimum copyright term at fifty years after the death of the author. Article 7(6) allows countries to establish longer terms, which is what the United States and European Union have done — in those countries, the base term is the life of the author plus 70 years. In the United States, it can be even longer than that. So while the Berne Convention is the international standard, Europe and the United States have effectively imposed a longer one. However, some countries, including Canada, have stuck to the Berne Convention's 50 years after death number. This means that authors who passed away in 1964 had their works enter into the public domain when 2014 ended. So, on January 1st, Rachel Carlson, Ian Fleming, and Flannery O'Connor's works are all no longer under copyright. In Canada ..."