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pwalker8 · 03-13-2016, 05:24 AM

Well, it was on my niece and nephew's reading list, so I think the answer is yes, they still teach To Kill a Mockingbird.

Heirs' traditionally have done a poor job of guarding literary estates. The Tolkien family is the exception that proves the rule. The decision to publish an early draft of To Kill a Mockingbird as a long lost novel and this are pretty good examples of why for most of the history of copyright protect up to the time of the Mouse, copyright was much more limited in time period. Under the older 28 + 28 protection that was in effect when it was published in 1960, To Kill a Mockingbird would be moving into public domain where it belongs this year (assuming my math is correct).

03-13-2016, 05:24 AM	#3
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,196 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	Well, it was on my niece and nephew's reading list, so I think the answer is yes, they still teach To Kill a Mockingbird. Heirs' traditionally have done a poor job of guarding literary estates. The Tolkien family is the exception that proves the rule. The decision to publish an early draft of To Kill a Mockingbird as a long lost novel and this are pretty good examples of why for most of the history of copyright protect up to the time of the Mouse, copyright was much more limited in time period. Under the older 28 + 28 protection that was in effect when it was published in 1960, To Kill a Mockingbird would be moving into public domain where it belongs this year (assuming my math is correct).