2032 in public domain
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When a work's copyright expires, it enters the public domain. Since laws vary globally, the copyright status of some works are not uniform. The following is a list of creators whose works enter the public domain in 2032 under the most common copyright regimes.
Countries with life + 70 years
[edit]Except for Belarus (Life + 50 years)[1] and Spain (which has a copyright term of Life + 80 years for creators that died before 1988), a work enters the public domain in Europe 70 years after the creator's death, if it was published during the creator's lifetime.[2][3] In addition, several other countries have a limit of 70 years. The list is sorted alphabetically and includes a notable work of the creator.
Countries with life + 50 years
[edit]In most countries of Africa and Asia, as well as Belarus, Bolivia, New Zealand, Egypt and Uruguay, a work enters the public domain 50 years after the creator's death.
Countries with life + 80 years
[edit]Spain has a copyright term of life + 80 years for creators that died before 1988.[4] In Colombia and Equatorial Guinea, a work enters the public domain 80 years after the creator's death.
United States
[edit]Under the Copyright Term Extension Act, books published in 1936, films released in 1936, and other works published in 1936 will enter the public domain in 2032.[5] Sound recordings published in 1931 and unpublished works whose authors died in 1961 will also enter the public domain.
Notable films entering the public domain in 2032 include Best Picture Academy Award winner The Great Ziegfeld with William Powell and Luise Rainer, the Alfred Hitchcock film Secret Agent, the John Ford films Mary of Scotland and The Prisoner of Shark Island, Frank Capra's Mr. Deeds Goes to Town with Gary Cooper, The Story of Louis Pasteur with Paul Muni, Mervyn LeRoy's Anthony Adverse with Fredric March and Olivia de Havilland, George Cukor's adaptation of Romeo and Juliet with Norma Shearer and Leslie Howard, William Wyler's Dodsworth with Walter Huston, Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film Fury with Spencer Tracy and Bruce Cabot, San Francisco with Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald, Cecil B. DeMille's The Plainsman with Cooper and Jean Arthur, Swing Time with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Charlie Chaplin's final film Modern Times, Judy Garland's debut film Pigskin Parade, Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse cartoon Thru the Mirror and Silly Symphony short The Country Cousin, and the Merrie Melodies short I Love to Singa.
Among the literary works that will enter the public domain are Daphne du Maurier's novel Jamaica Inn; Margaret Mitchell's novel Gone with the Wind; Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot mystery novels The A. B. C. Murders, Cards on the Table and Murder in Mesopotamia; William Faulkner's novel Absalom, Absalom!; Hergé's Tintin story The Blue Lotus in its original French black-and-white version; and the first issues of Life magazine.
See also
[edit]- List of American films of 1936
- 1936 in literature
- 1936 in music
- 1961 in literature and 1981 in literature for deaths of writers
- Public Domain Day
- Creative Commons
References
[edit]- ^ Law 194-3 of 11 August 1998
- ^ "EU Extends Copyright Term To 70 Years | Billboard". Billboard.biz. 2011-09-12. Archived from the original on 2013-01-06. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ "EUR-Lex – 32006L0116 – EN – EUR-Lex". eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Áreas de cultura: Propiedad Intelectual – Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ Hirtle, Peter B. (3 January 2020). "Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States". Cornell University Library Copyright Information Center. Retrieved 17 December 2020.