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Great Ormond Street hospital were given the Copyright from JM Barrie for the Peter Pan story (including money from the Disney version and other merchandise), but this runs out in 2007.
So, the hospital are looking for a new Author to write a sequel to the story in order to carry on recieving royalties for the children's charity. Unfortunately, it's looking for established authors first and asking publishers for a list of names, but who knows? Perhaps someone here could come up with something...
So, the hospital are looking for a new Author to write a sequel to the story in order to carry on recieving royalties for the children's charity. Unfortunately, it's looking for established authors first and asking publishers for a list of names, but who knows? Perhaps someone here could come up with something...
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The Peter Pan copyright is going to run out?
There was (is?) a law exempting Peter Pan from the statutory limitation of term of copyright (70 years after the creator's death), introduced specifically so the hospital could continue to milk the copyright.
And probably also because some lawyer got off on the idea of the irony of actually making him 'the boy who never grew up'. (The copyright never aged).
Maybe it's international copyright or something, I hadn't heard about the law being repealed...
There was (is?) a law exempting Peter Pan from the statutory limitation of term of copyright (70 years after the creator's death), introduced specifically so the hospital could continue to milk the copyright.
And probably also because some lawyer got off on the idea of the irony of actually making him 'the boy who never grew up'. (The copyright never aged).
Maybe it's international copyright or something, I hadn't heard about the law being repealed...
I believe its the European rights or something (source of story was Reuters)
Anyway, what have Disney got to do with it, other than making a (rather sanitised) animated version of the story and a 'spin-off'?
Anyway, what have Disney got to do with it, other than making a (rather sanitised) animated version of the story and a 'spin-off'?
I saw the story in the Daily Express yesterday, I hope they don't let someone like J.K. Rowling comandeer the project - let's face it, she'd butcher it.
I'd like to see a no-namer get famous from writing a sequel.
I'd like to see a no-namer get famous from writing a sequel.
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