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Re: Knight and Public Domain
Danvarner@aol.com writes:
> In a message dated 5/13/2008 7:13:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> deathspresso@yahoo.com writes:
>
> << I suspect either all or none
> of Knights work is pd. >>
>
> No. Any of his work not copyrighted by others is still copyrighted
> by the estate until 2023 when it would go into public domain. Of
> course, Disney could get involved through Congress again in order
> to protect Mickey Mouse and the rest of the stuff in the money bin
> and and add a couple of more decades of copyright.
Eh? Where does the date 2023 come from? What happened to everything
being out of copyright after 75 years?
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)_v__/\ "The llama is a quadruped which lives in big rivers like the
Amazon. It has two ears, a heart, a forehead, and a beak for
eating honey. It is also provided with fins for swimming.
The llama is, however, very dangerous. So if you see one
where there are people swimming, you must shout out: LOOK OUT!
THERE ARE LLAMAS!" -- Monty Python's Flying Circus.