Jo Miran@lemmy.ml to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 11 months agoAmazon and Tolkein Estate force author to destroy all copies of his work. Only pirated copies will survive.variety.comexternal-linkmessage-square217fedilinkarrow-up1544arrow-down123
arrow-up1521arrow-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 · 11 months agomessage-square217fedilink
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months 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.