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.)
Public Domain Question?
Eric Dollo
The book The Great Gatsby is a public domain book in Australia. I live in The United States. Is it legal for me to go to an Australian website, download the book, convert it, then upload it to my kindle?
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The Great Gatsby was originally published in 1925. If I am reading US copyright law correctly, the US copyright initially expired in 1952, but was eligible for extension until 2000. Unless I am mistaken, the book is now in the public domain under US copyright law. If I am mistaken, and it is still under copyright in the US, it is illegal in the US to distribute without permission of whoever owns the copyright, regardless of the source.
The Great Gatsby was originally published in 1925. If I am reading US copyright law correctly, the US copyright initially expired in 1952, but was eligible for extension until 2000. Unless I am mistaken, the book is now in the public domain under US copyright law. If I am mistaken, and it is still under copyright in the US, it is illegal in the US to distribute without permission of whoever owns the copyright, regardless of the source.
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