[Gllug] Black day

[colin z robertson]

On Thu, 2003-01-16 at 19:41, North London John wrote:
> There's a Canadian author challenging the copyright on Peter Pan, in an 
> American court. Pre-emptively, to protect her sequel to PP.
> 
> http://news.findlaw.com/entertainment/s/20030102/mediapeterpandc.html
> 
> (According to this article, the copyright expires in 2033.)

It says 2023 actually, but I haven't a clue where that date comes from.
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 doesn't seem to specify any
time limit.

> Lessig is on the case.

See also:
http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/about/cases/emily_somma_peter_pan.shtml

colin

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