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majolo · 01-05-2011, 06:03 PM

Tangentially to the topic of when copyright starts--

In 2010, Volume 1 of the Autobiography of Mark Twain was published, in accordance with his wishes. He specified that the work would be published (in 3 volumes) 100, 125, and 150 years after his death (I gather this from wikipedia). In the US, I understand copyright begins when the work is first "fixed". Am I right that this new (to the public) work is instantly PD? (Of course, commentary, introduction, etc. by U. of California Press would be under copyright.)

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majolo Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Nook	Tangentially to the topic of when copyright starts-- In 2010, Volume 1 of the Autobiography of Mark Twain was published, in accordance with his wishes. He specified that the work would be published (in 3 volumes) 100, 125, and 150 years after his death (I gather this from wikipedia). In the US, I understand copyright begins when the work is first "fixed". Am I right that this new (to the public) work is instantly PD? (Of course, commentary, introduction, etc. by U. of California Press would be under copyright.) Last edited by majolo; 01-05-2011 at 06:06 PM.