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Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash
With many exceptions, actually, and everything published before 1923 is PD. Here's one quick summary:
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In addition, the 1994 GATT actually removed public domain status from some foreign works that were already PD in the United States.
Stories and articles initially or exclusively published in magazines prior to 1977 but after 1923 without the (at that time required) copyright notice fell into public domain. Stories and articles initially or exclusively published before 1963 and were not renewed, ditto. (I specify "initially or exclusively" to rule out those for which existing copyrights would have been in effect.)
An entire swath of film history is dotted with films that fell into public domain due to missing or incorrect copyright notice. (The Byrne Convention removed this requirement, but not until 1989.) |
That explains F. Scott Fitzgerald. Thanks.