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Dondre
I am an animator and writer that writes animated short films. I was wondering if Charlie and the great glass elevator was in the public domain, how could I find out?
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It is definitely NOT in the public domain. It was just published in 1972. That means it is still under copyright protection. There's a chart at this site http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm but it's a little confusing. You almost have to be a lawyer to interpret it. Basically what it says is that for a work published in the U.S. in 1972, the original copyright term ended in 2000, but was automatically extended for another 67 years. A list of the terms of protection in other countries is here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries%27_copyright_length You will see that in most of them, a work is protected for 50 to 70 years after the death of the author (or the last surviving author if there is more than one.)
It is definitely NOT in the public domain. It was just published in 1972. That means it is still under copyright protection. There's a chart at this site http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm but it's a little confusing. You almost have to be a lawyer to interpret it. Basically what it says is that for a work published in the U.S. in 1972, the original copyright term ended in 2000, but was automatically extended for another 67 years. A list of the terms of protection in other countries is here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries%27_copyright_length You will see that in most of them, a work is protected for 50 to 70 years after the death of the author (or the last surviving author if there is more than one.)
What public domain book would you like to see adopted to film?
StephanieM
If you could choose a great old book to be converted to film, which one will it be?
Answer
a newer book called Night
a newer book called Night
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