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Greg Anos · 11-12-2009, 04:28 PM

I'm putting this thread here because I'm not certain where else to put it.

Raymond Chandler died in 1959. That means his works, which are still in print in lots of countries, will go public domain in Canada on Jan 1, 2010. That's less than 2 months from now.

With all the lawyer problems around Margaret Mitchell's work, does MR plan to host Chandler (and Lester Dent as well - he died in 1959 as well), assuming some public-spirited Canadian citizen uploads them.

11-12-2009, 04:28 PM	#1
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,248 Karma: 35000000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	MobileRead status on newly PD Famous writers. I'm putting this thread here because I'm not certain where else to put it. Raymond Chandler died in 1959. That means his works, which are still in print in lots of countries, will go public domain in Canada on Jan 1, 2010. That's less than 2 months from now. With all the lawyer problems around Margaret Mitchell's work, does MR plan to host Chandler (and Lester Dent as well - he died in 1959 as well), assuming some public-spirited Canadian citizen uploads them.