Jo Miran@lemmy.ml to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 year agoAmazon and Tolkein Estate force author to destroy all copies of his work. Only pirated copies will survive.variety.comexternal-linkmessage-square210fedilinkarrow-up1537arrow-down122
arrow-up1515arrow-down1external-linkAmazon and Tolkein Estate force author to destroy all copies of his work. Only pirated copies will survive.variety.comJo Miran@lemmy.ml to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square210fedilink
minus-squarefreziklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoWorks made for hire are 95 years from publication. LotR is not a work for hire, so it goes by life of the author plus 75 years. It goes public domain in 2044.
Works made for hire are 95 years from publication. LotR is not a work for hire, so it goes by life of the author plus 75 years. It goes public domain in 2044.