Article 278Y3 Happy Public Domain Day: here's what American's don't get this year, thanks to retroactive copyright term extension

Happy Public Domain Day: here's what American's don't get this year, thanks to retroactive copyright term extension

by
Cory Doctorow
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Jennifer Jenkins writes, "What could have been entering the public domain in the US on January 1, 2017? Under the law that existed until 1978 -- Works from 1960. The books 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and 'Rabbit, Run' the films 'The Magnificent Seven' and 'The Time Machine' early episodes of 'The Flintstones' the musical 'Camelot' and more -- What is actually entering the public domain this January 1? Not a single published work." (more")

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