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Nearly nothing has entered the public domain in the U.S. in decades, and likely nearly nothing ever will again.
by jellicle 11y ago
Nearly nothing has entered the public domain in the U.S. in decades, and likely nearly nothing ever will again.
- VonGuard 11y agoThere was that time in the 70's when you had to re-up your Copyright, and a lot of stuff fell out, like Night of the Living Dead.
- wtallis 11y agoNight of the Living Dead failed to ever have copyright protection due to lack of a copyright notice or registration, not from a need for renewal. Renewal became automatic in 1964, and registration or notice became optional in 1989. (And in 1976 it became possible to register for up to 5 years after publication, to allow for fixing mistakes like with Night of the Living Dead.)