[pd-discuss] Public Domain Day 2012

[jimie bowers]

I'm wanting to know about Japanese films, I read in some places, that all Japanese films pre 1956 are Public Domain, can anyone verify this, or let me know more on PD pertaining to Japanese films? also is 1917 Louis Feuliade's "Les Vampire" serial in the public domain. And where can I get a good reliable list Of PD movies?  thanks
 

> From: andrew.gray at dunelm.org.uk
> Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:39:25 +0000
> To: pd-discuss at lists.okfn.org; demartin at polito.it
> Subject: Re: [pd-discuss] Public Domain Day 2012
> 
> On 10 November 2011 22:17, J.C. DE MARTIN <demartin at polito.it> wrote:
> > Dearl All,
> >
> > The next Public Domain Day, 1 January 2012, is approaching fast!
> >
> > This time will enter into the public domain (barring some always
> > possible legal loophole) the works of (personal selection)
> 
> (...)
> 
> > Rabindranath Tagore (philosopher, poet, Nobel prize)
> 
> Just as a quick note, India does life + 60, not life + 70. Would the
> rule of the shorter term thus mean his [original] work is thus PD in
> most jurisdictions already?
> 
> [At least, I am assuming his copyrights would be governed by Indian
> law - he died pre-independence...]
> 
> -- 
> - Andrew Gray
>   andrew.gray at dunelm.org.uk
> 
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