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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > Creative Convention > The "stupid little questions that don't deserve their own thread" thread.
 
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Mar 26, 2007

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NC Wyeth Death Cult posted:

Copyright question.

I am thinking about adapting a work written by an English author in 1909 for an animated short. THE INTERNET says that it's in the public domain but I don't particularly trust THE INTERNET too much. Is there any way to verify that I will have the rights to adapt it? I think that I would be ok since The War of the Worlds came out a few years ago along with an assload of competitor low-budget movies but I would appreciate advice from anyone who would know.

The current US (and UK) law is author's life + 70 years, BUT, that law didn't come into effect until 1923 I believe, or 1924? 22? Anyway, the short version is that anything published prior to 1922ish is in public domain, and 1909 is safely in that category. Adapt away.

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