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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice
as I recall, Peter Pan got special consideration because the beneficiary of the copyright is some charity (a children's hospital, I vaguely recall).
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Correct - the Great Ormand Street Children's Hospital in London. J.M. Barrie left the hospital all the benefits from "Peter Pan" in his will, and a special Act of Parliament granted perpetual UK copyright to this one specific book.