Submitted by JcBravo811 t3_10xznhz in books
reddit455 t1_j7v6abr wrote
>I admit, I find it hard to wrap my mind around the idea.
when does something enter the Public Domain? author must be dead for 70 years.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain_in_the_United_States
The claim that "pre-1928 works are in the public domain" is correct only for published works; unpublished works are under federal copyright for at least the life of the author plus 70 years.
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>Do I need to attribute it to them or if I rewrite it?
it might be a common courtesy.. or "standard practice".. but it's their great, great grandchildren or the estate who were responsible for maintaining/extending copyright (if they wanted to) they had 70 years to get it done.
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's last Sherlock Holmes book to enter public domain in 2023
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Sherlock Holmes joins a first Oscar winner and the 'ice cream' song in the public domain
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/public-domain-2023-sherlock-films-books-songs-cec/index.html
JcBravo811 OP t1_j7v8tih wrote
So the book was a collection of Greek myths I tied together and added dinosaurs and buffalo cause thats what the kids liked. A lot of it is the same as in the original text. Would that still be fine or is that plagiarism or some sort?
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And by difficult wrapping my head around, I guess the issue is more taking an expired copyright book or media and being to resell it. IDK lol.
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