Social:2011 in public domain

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Short description: Overview of works entering public domain

When a work's copyright expires, it enters the public domain. The following is a list of works that entered the public domain in 2011. Since laws vary globally, the copyright status of some works are not uniform.

Entered the public domain in countries with life + 70 years

With the exception of Belarus & Spain (which has a copyright term of Life + 80 years for creators that died before 1987), a work enters the public domain in Europe 70 years after the creator's death, if it was published during the creator's lifetime.[1][2] The list is sorted alphabetically and includes a notable work of the creator that entered the public domain on January 1, 2011.

Names Country Birth Death Occupation Notable work
J.-H. Rosny aîné  Belgium
 France 		1856 1940 Author Les Xipéhuz and The Death of the Earth
Walter Benjamin  Germany 1892 1940 Philosopher The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
E. F. Benson  United Kingdom 1867 1940 Writer, archeologist Mapp and Lucia series: Queen Lucia, Miss Mapp
John Buchan  United Kingdom 1875 1940 Writer, politician List of works by John Buchan
Pedro de Alcântara  Brazil 1875 1940
Mikhail Bulgakov  Russia 1891 1940 Writer Heart of a Dog
Jan F. E. Celliers  South Africa 1865 1940 Writer Die Vlakte en ander gedigte
Louis Fles  Netherlands 1872 1940 Businessman, author Hitler, hervormer of misdadiger?
Walter Hasenclever  Germany 1890 1940 Poet, playwright The Son
Verner von Heidenstam  Sweden 1859 1940 Writer Folkunga Trädet
John A. Hobson  United Kingdom 1858 1940 Economist List of works by John A. Hobson
Paul Klee   Switzerland 1879 1940 Artist Paul Klee Notebooks
Jan Kubelík  Czech Republic 1880 1940 Composer
Selma Lagerlöf  Sweden 1858 1940 Writer, teacher Gösta Berling's Saga
George Lansbury  United Kingdom 1859 1940 Politician, editor What I Saw in Russia
Philip Francis Nowlan  United States 1888 1940 Author Armageddon 2419 A.D.
Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer  Poland 1865 1940 Writer The End of the 19th Century, Hymn to Nirvana
Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao  India 1865 1940 Writer Works
Silvestre Revueltas  Mexico 1899 1940 Composer Homenaje a Federico García Lorca
Anton Hansen Tammsaare  Estonia 1878 1940 Writer Truth and Justice,
Menno ter Braak  Netherlands 1902 1940 Writer Het nationaal-socialisme als rancuneleer
Leon Trotsky  Russia 1879 1940 Marxist theorist List of books by Leon Trotsky
Édouard Vuillard  France 1868 1940 Artist The Seamstress

Entered the public domain in countries with life + 50 years

In most countries of Africa and Asia, as well as Belarus , Bolivia, Canada , New Zealand, Egypt and Uruguay; a work enters the public domain 50 years after the creator's death.

Names Country Birth Death Occupation Notable work
Chris van Abkoude  Netherlands 1880 1960 Writer, Novelist Pietje Bell
Lady Cynthia Asquith  United Kingdom 1887 1960 Author and editor This Mortal Coil
Eric Temple Bell  United Kingdom
 United States 		1883 1960 Mathematician and science fiction writer
Albert Camus  France 1913 1960 Philosopher, author The Stranger
Victor Rousseau Emanuel  United Kingdom 1879 1960 Author
John Russell Fearn  United Kingdom 1908 1960 Author
Elsie J. Oxenham  United Kingdom 1880 1960 Children's novelist Abbey Series of books
Eden Phillpotts  United Kingdom 1862 1960 Author, poet and dramatist The Farmer's Wife
Nevil Shute  United Kingdom 1899 1960 Aeronautical engineer, novelist On the Beach
Victor Sjöström  Sweden 1879 1960 Film director, actor The Phantom Carriage
Dadasaheb Torne  India 1890 1960 Film director Shree Pundalik

Entering the public domain in countries with life + 80 years

Spain (for creators that died before 1987), Colombia and Equatorial Guinea have a copyright term of life + 80 years. The list is sorted alphabetically and includes one notable work that entered the public domain on 1 January 2011 for each creator.

List of authors
Names Country Birth Death Occupation Notable work
Thomas Bulch  Australia 1862 1930 Composer Memories of England
Henry Creamer  United States 1879 1930 Composer, lyricist
Charles Derennes  France 1882 1930 Author, essayist and poet
Arthur Conan Doyle  United Kingdom 1859 1930 Author and physician The Lost World, Sherlock Holmes

Entering the public domain in the United States

In the United States, the copyright status of works extends for the life of the author or artists, plus 70 years.[3][4] If the work is owned by a corporation, then the copyright extends 95 years.[5]

Due to the passing of the Copyright Term Extension Act (Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act) in 1998, no new works would enter the public domain in this jurisdiction until 2019.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "EU Extends Copyright Term To 70 Years | Billboard". Billboard.biz. 2011-09-12. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/publishing/eu-extends-copyright-term-to-70-years-1005348552.story. Retrieved 2014-01-07. 
  2. ↑ Directive 2006/116/EC
  3. ↑ "What Could Have Entered the Public Domain | Duke University School of Law". http://www.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2012/pre-1976. 
  4. ↑ "One Hundred Fifth Congress of the United States of America - At the second session - An Act To amend the provisions of title 17, United States Code, with respect to the duration of copyright, and for other purposes.". http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/s505.pdf. 
  5. ↑ "LibGuides: Copyright at Cornell Libraries: Copyright Services". http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm. 
  6. ↑ "United States Copyright Law". http://www.pdinfo.com/Copyright-Law/Copyright-Law.php. 



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