[pd-discuss] Film copyright law

[Angelopoulos, C.J.]

Hi Adam,

Night of the Living Dead will be protected in the EU for 70 years after the death of the last to survive from among the following: the principle director, author of the screenplay, author of the dialogue and composer of the music created for use in the work. So it definitely isn't in the public domain.

In fact it seems rather recent in US terms too... I'm not an expert on US term of protection rules, but are you sure it's in the public domain in the US?

Best,

Christina

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Hi, wondering if any lawyers might be able to help me out,

I am need to know whether Night of the Living Dead (1968) is in the public domain in the EU. It is so in the US, because a copyright indication was not on the prints. But unclear if this is also the case for other countries.

Thanks,

Adam

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