A Look at the Public Domain Class of 2014
Important NOTE: The wonderful Karen Coyle correctly notes that the Public Domain Review article (below) does not provide info about the specific countries where the material will enter the public domain.
She adds, “that post about the authors entering the public domain does NOT pertain to the US, where we adopted life+70 only in 1978 and it is only true for works published after 1977 (and even that with some variations). “
Karen suggests visiting this useful chart (a keeper) from Peter Hirtle from the Cornell University. It provides detail about when material enters the public domain in the U.S. It’s complex to say the least.
Thanks Karen!
See Also: World Copyright Terms Map
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The always interesting Public Domain Review has announced their Public Domain Class of 2014.
This useful post provides brief profiles of some of the people (authors, composers, etc.) whose work enters the public domain on January 1, 2014 (life + 70 years).
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The Class of 2014 Includes:
- George Washington Carver
- Sergei Rachmaninoff
- Shaul Tchernichovsky
- Sophie Taeuber-Arp
- Nikola Tesla
- Kostis Palamas
- Max Wertheimer
- Simone Weil
- Chaim Soutine
- Fats Waller
- Beatrix Potter
Public Domain Class of 2014 in countries where copyright term is life + 50 years.
- Robert Frost
- Sylvia Plath
- William Carlos Williams
- Louis MacNeice
- Jean Cocteau
- C. S. Lewis
- Aldous Huxley
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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