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He was fairly obscure for most of his life whereas in death he's grown into the top rank of global literary figures. Both popular *and* respected in literary circles. |
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The work would be in the public domain. Christopher could do his excellent work. And others could also do excellent work. A win/win scenario. |
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He's entitled to some financial recompense for his work, don't you think? How would he get that if the items were in the public domain?
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Also, if he is contributing to the manuscript, then he could be listed as co-author, or editor, and create a whole new version that has a new copyright date. Shari |
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I thought that Christopher was adding material, and I thought that was what Harry was commending the Tolkien estate on. |
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If you want me to pick just two: the March series and Blankets. That's enough variety in the list you should be able to find something you like and something you hate. |
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These 'new' works have the chance of being fantastic and a benefit to us all. And if not, they will subside over time. Last edited by ZodWallop; 06-09-2017 at 10:01 AM. |
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06-09-2017, 02:01 PM | #39 |
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I won't address the legal concepts, but I approach the use of the material in different formats from the perspective of what I would want if I were the author. I'm not a published author of fiction, only a bunch of boring technical manuals written for various software companies over the past few decades. But if I were a published author of a fiction novel, I don't think I would be opposed to someone adapting that novel to another format as long as they stayed true to the over all message and statement and theme of the novel. Novels are often reinterpreted for the big screen, the little screen, theatrical plays, children's books, etc., and done so in a manner that keeps the new format version in line with the theme and message of the original. Admittedly graphic novels are not something I get into, but who knows how many people can be introduced to a novel like To Kill a Mockingbird through this format.
Who knows what formats will be available in the future. I think a Holodeck format would be really cool in the future where one could either observe from different positions and locations, or even participate as one of the characters. But I'm probably too old to ever see that happen. I would never rule out any new formats when I cannot even imagine what might be available in the future. Last edited by jswinden; 06-09-2017 at 02:04 PM. |
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I just spent a few minutes thinking how I might feel about my work being transcribed to different media if I was a writer. I'm not a writer. Like JSwinden my writing has been mostly software documentation and forum postings. So I have no idea how valid my thoughts on this are, but I think I'd feel complimented. I'd be pretty proud.
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But the Tolkien estate is literally one in a million. For every Tolkien there are hundreds of thousands of works that are abandon and forgotten. I suspect that if we simply had a system in place where the copyright holder had to renew their copyright every decade for a nominal fee, then there would be little discussion about copyrights. You could even tweak it so that an individual copyright holder could renew all his copyrights at one time so it wouldn't be a burden on the copyright holder. |
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It used to work that way, more or less.
28 years, renewable for a second 28 year term. Too much money tied up in life + 70 now, though. It might be the only thing that keeps certain companies in a few decades. |
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As long as Disney has the money to influence lawmakers, (American) copyright will be a mess.
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What if some read the graphic novel instead of reading the original? For example, they were about to read the original but then they see the comic and pick that up instead, as being "easier". Is that still OK? What if the graphic novel is studied in school instead of the original? Where do we draw the line, if at all?
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