Public Domain in 2011

GA Russell · 03-25-2010, 06:54 PM

I saw today that John P. Marquand died in 1960. So my first thought was that The Late George Appley and the Mr. Moto books will enter the public domain in Canada on January 1.

And I saw in another thread that Albert Camus died in 1960 as well.

Anyone know who else died in 1960 whose works we can look forward to?

Elfwreck · 03-25-2010, 07:04 PM

"Fantastic Fiction" Authors who died in 1960

William Ard
Lady Cynthia Asquith
Eric Temple Bell
Massimo Bontempelli
Albert Camus (already mentioned)
William L Chester
E Douglas Fawcett
John Russell Fearn
Harry Harper
Zora Neale Hurston
John P Marquand
Boris Pasternak ("Dr. Zhivago")
Eden Phillpotts
Victor Rousseau
Dorothy Strachey
Richard Wright
Dornford Yates

Others:
Oscar Hammerstein II
Vicki Baum
H. L. Davis
Seumas MacManus
Nevil Shute
Francis Parker Yockey

GA Russell · 03-25-2010, 07:14 PM

Thanks Elfwreck!

Not too many on those lists that I have heard of.

Greg Anos · 03-25-2010, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GA Russell

Thanks Elfwreck!

Not too many on those lists that I have heard of.

Cheer up, Hemmingway in 2012....

Elfwreck · 03-25-2010, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GA Russell

Thanks Elfwreck!

Not too many on those lists that I have heard of.

Me neither, but Asquith and Hurston are both on my friends' recommended author lists, and Shute's On the Beach is likely to join classic PD science fiction/apocalyptic collections. Hammerstein's lyrics will be nice to have freely available. (Rodgers' music will still be locked for another 19 years.)

A few of the other names sound familiar, but not many.

cearbhallain · 03-25-2010, 09:20 PM

Hurston's _Their Eyes Were Watching God_ is on my short list of best books ever. So is Shute's _On the Beach_ .

It seems like Jefferson's argument about the validity of "intellectual property" is fast becoming something we're going to have to evaluate actively and now.

lila55 · 03-26-2010, 01:41 AM

Most of them I don't know, except for Richard Wright with "Native Son" (one of my alltime favorites), and Boris Pasternak - maybe then I finally get myself to read Dr. Zhivago

SensualPoet · 04-02-2010, 09:58 PM

The great Dashiell Hammett died in 1961 ... tick ... tick ... tick ... !

riemann42 · 04-04-2010, 02:28 AM

LOL. Google search for Dr. Zhivago eBook ended up here. Now I just need to make the short drive north, find a wifi hotspot, and download it legally...

Of course, as I do not speak Russian, I would need the translation, which came out in 1958 and was performed by Wm Collins Sons & Co. and renewed in 1986 by Random House. Wonder what the law on that is?

weatherwax · 04-05-2010, 07:48 AM

Foreign language authors' books may become PD in Canada in their original language but for other languages, the translators' time of dead becomes relevant as well.
Good that most authors on the list wrote in English ...

03-25-2010, 06:54 PM	#1
GA Russell Montreal wins Grey Cup! Posts: 7,583 Karma: 31484197 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	Public Domain in 2011 I saw today that John P. Marquand died in 1960. So my first thought was that The Late George Appley and the Mr. Moto books will enter the public domain in Canada on January 1. And I saw in another thread that Albert Camus died in 1960 as well. Anyone know who else died in 1960 whose works we can look forward to?

03-25-2010, 07:04 PM	#2
Elfwreck Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,185 Karma: 25133758 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3 (Past: Kobo Mini, PEZ, PRS-505, Clié)	"Fantastic Fiction" Authors who died in 1960 William Ard Lady Cynthia Asquith Eric Temple Bell Massimo Bontempelli Albert Camus (already mentioned) William L Chester E Douglas Fawcett John Russell Fearn Harry Harper Zora Neale Hurston John P Marquand Boris Pasternak ("Dr. Zhivago") Eden Phillpotts Victor Rousseau Dorothy Strachey Richard Wright Dornford Yates Others: Oscar Hammerstein II Vicki Baum H. L. Davis Seumas MacManus Nevil Shute Francis Parker Yockey

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GA Russell Montreal wins Grey Cup! Posts: 7,583 Karma: 31484197 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	Thanks Elfwreck! Not too many on those lists that I have heard of.

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lila55 Fanatic Posts: 595 Karma: 456534 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Device: PocketBook 360° , iPhone 5, PRS-650, Sony PRS-T2, Sony PRS-T3, Tolino	Most of them I don't know, except for Richard Wright with "Native Son" (one of my alltime favorites), and Boris Pasternak - maybe then I finally get myself to read Dr. Zhivago

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riemann42 Zealot Posts: 121 Karma: 506 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Spokane, WA Device: eSlick,nook	LOL. Google search for Dr. Zhivago eBook ended up here. Now I just need to make the short drive north, find a wifi hotspot, and download it legally... Of course, as I do not speak Russian, I would need the translation, which came out in 1958 and was performed by Wm Collins Sons & Co. and renewed in 1986 by Random House. Wonder what the law on that is?

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weatherwax Guru Posts: 904 Karma: 5921577 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: South of Germany Device: PRS650 (red), Kindle PW2, Galaxy Note 8	Foreign language authors' books may become PD in Canada in their original language but for other languages, the translators' time of dead becomes relevant as well. Good that most authors on the list wrote in English ...

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