It's absolutely ridiculous and has almost everything to do with Disney trying to maintain their hold on Mickey Mouse. Every single time his expiration came up they managed to lobby for an extension and now we're left with this current mess of a system
Neat! I just discovered that Carolyn Keene's first Nancy Drew story, "The Secret of the Old Clock", will be in the public domain next year. I remember reading this in elementary school when I was on a big mystery kick for a while (I had some of the computer games, too). I had no idea it was that old.
One could even combine How to Win Friends and Influence People, the Diary of Anne Frank, the works of Einstein and Adolf Hitler into a some strange gory anime and others could do nothing about that. The possibilities are endless.
Do they? Do they really think I'm going to come back each day to see what the new reveal is, and on the 17th day I'm going to decide "Oh, hey, maybe I should send them some money"?
No. No, I'm not. I'm gone and I'm not coming back. Ain't nobody got time for games like this.
What really sends home just how ridiculously long it takes public domain to kick in to me is that Mein Kampf is on that list.
It feels like something that even in 1996 would have been a bit eye-raisingly overdue.
It's absolutely ridiculous and has almost everything to do with Disney trying to maintain their hold on Mickey Mouse. Every single time his expiration came up they managed to lobby for an extension and now we're left with this current mess of a system
Wow, I didn't know the connections between Mickey Mouse and Mein Kampf ran that deep. ;-)
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That is only for Spain, which has copyright of Death of Author + 80.
Then why is he listed in that table? I don’t get it.
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Are you mistaking William Faulkner's mustache for Hitler's?
What does it mean to be in public domain
That question is answered by the first sentence on the page that this thread is discussing:
> At the start of each year, on January 1st, a new crop of works enter the public domain and become free to enjoy, share, and reuse for any purpose.
that the Hitler estate can't sue you for copyright infringement if you publish it yourself and distribute copies.
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Neat! I just discovered that Carolyn Keene's first Nancy Drew story, "The Secret of the Old Clock", will be in the public domain next year. I remember reading this in elementary school when I was on a big mystery kick for a while (I had some of the computer games, too). I had no idea it was that old.
I see that How to Win Friends and Influence People is on there. I'm looking forward to the inevitable And Zombies adaptation coming in 2027.
So is the Diary of Anne Frank, that will surely get some sort of zombie remix in poor taste, I’m sure.
There's already the new musical, Slam Frank, which gives the story of Ann Frank the Hamilton treatment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slam_Frank
One could even combine How to Win Friends and Influence People, the Diary of Anne Frank, the works of Einstein and Adolf Hitler into a some strange gory anime and others could do nothing about that. The possibilities are endless.
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Is this a reference to a public domain zombie reboot that already happened, or just sounds like something Hollywood would do?
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pride_and_prejudice_and_zom...
Pretty sad that even a well intentioned non profit thinks it has to resort to "engagement" shenanigans.
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They need money to recover the money they spent on “engagement” “experts”?
You get predatory tactics in part because you accept them as normal.
Do they? Do they really think I'm going to come back each day to see what the new reveal is, and on the 17th day I'm going to decide "Oh, hey, maybe I should send them some money"?
No. No, I'm not. I'm gone and I'm not coming back. Ain't nobody got time for games like this.