[pd-discuss] Public Domain Day 2012

Mon Nov 14 20:53:43 UTC 2011

Excellent, Severine!

Thanks, best,

juan carlos

On 14/11/11 15:38, Severine Dusollier wrote:
> I would add to Juan Carlos list, George Minne who is a great Belgian 
> sculptor (close to Rodin), who also died in 1941.  consider doing a 
> Public Domain day in Belgium, maybe around his work and in 
> collaboration with an art museum. I will tell you more about it.
> The remark about Tagore is really interesting as it shows that the 
> public domain is not what we think it is in our countries....
>
> Severine
>
> Le 10/11/11 23:39, Andrew Gray a écrit :
>> 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...]
>>
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