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Originally Posted by issybird
Apparently, the Swiss foundation that owns the copyright to Anne Frank's diary is claiming that her father, in his function as editor, was effectively Anne's co-author. This would extend the copyright on the diary until 2051, since Otto Frank died in 1980.
Article in today's NY Times. |
A reasonable argument if the editing involved a substantial amount of re-writing. The whole area of the copyright claims of editors is a legal minefield.