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Originally Posted by HarryT
Just as fair as US law, which makes Agatha Christie's and P.D. Wodehouse's early works public domain in the US, while they remain under copyright in the UK  . |
Yes, their copyright expired before Congress extended the term. They had the option of adding copyright protection to them within the new law but chose not to do so.
The article mentioned Maxim Gorky. Since he died in 1936 all his material is in PD everywhere except the US. This is another example of US paying royalties but no one else. Unless Mr Gorky didn't apply for US copyright but it's meaningless now.
I think the SC case concerns mostly orchestral performances