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gridspy on Jan 2, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: What Could Have Been Entering the Public Domain on...

Worth noting here that new works such as the LOTR movies would get a fresh copyright term.

rmc on Jan 3, 2011 [–]

Yes the LoTR films would be under new copyright. However the original books would be free. You would not be forking the film, but the book.

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