5 ms·

He was just 18 years ahead of his time...smh. 2040 is when Tolkien is slated for public domain.

• OhioMan2943 3y ago
  Or next year if you live in NZ or have a production studio in NZ
  • johannes1234321 3y ago
    And then sell to NZ market.
  • mkl 3y ago
    Much of (not most of) the world has that same copyright length: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries%27_copyright_lengths https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries%27_copyright...
    • anamexis 3y ago
      Which length are you talking about? From that link, both Life+50 and Life+70 are very common, and NZ is in the former.
      • mkl 3y ago
        "That same length", Life+50 - it's not some property unique to NZ.