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I thought today would the public domain day for the Wilhelm-Baynes translation of the Yi Jing (Book of Changes). According to https://fairuse.stanford.edu/overv
by tony 7y ago
I thought today would the public domain day for the Wilhelm-Baynes translation of the Yi Jing (Book of Changes). According to https://fairuse.stanford.edu/overview/public-domain/welcome/ https://fairuse.stanford.edu/overview/public-domain/welcome/, no.
The first edition was published 1950.
I hear two different stories. It's 70 years after date of publishing, other times it's 70 years after date of the last surviving author.
But - the translator Cary F Baynes, died 1977. https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/32102443?q&versionId=38994288 https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/32102443?q&versionId=38994288
Does that mean Jan 1st, 2048 is the year the book would be public domain?
Aside: Cary F. Baynes was a student of Carl Jung. I didn't know that until now. Jung did a preface to the english translation of Wilhelm's Yi Jing.
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- thenewnewguy 7y agoNeither of those answers are right because it was published in 1950. For works published in 1950 the copyright was 28 years, and if the copyright was renewed with the US Copyright Office they got another 67 years. This leaves two possibilities: The copyright holder didn't renew, in which case the work already is (and has been for awhile) in the public domain. The copyright holder did renew, and the copyright lasts until 2045.