(Methuen Publishing)įortunately, as of 2019, the public domain became active once more, as older material started to see their copyrights expire. What’s actually entering the public domain in 2022 “Winnie the Pooh.” Art by E.H. For creator-owned works, it’s the life of the author plus 70 years this blog would be an example of such. As such, it’s now a ludicrously long 95 years for most corporate works, including “work for hire” creations most movies and TV shows fall under this. ![]() ![]() Instead, copyright lengths were retroactively extended in 1976 and again in 1998, the latter thanks to heavy lobbying by Disney and other wealthy interests. If the former laws were still in effect, material (including comics and animated cartoons) created in 1965 would be entering the public domain in 2022. It also allowed for the creation of a large amount of the entertainment we still enjoy today. This was deemed sufficient for most of the 20th century. Under the copyright laws that existed from 1909 through 1978, works could be copyrighted for a single 28 year term, with one 28 year renewal allowed, or a total of 56 years. ![]() My usual statement about such copyright lengths: It’s time again for my annual look at what animated cartoons and comics would’ve entered the public domain as of Januunder their original copyright terms… but didn’t, thanks to retroactive copyright extensions.
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