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Offline BrianCollins

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When do comics enter the public domain?
« on: March 02, 2014, 04:04:49 PM »
Is there a hard and fast rule on this? I don't know if it matters, but I'm referring to Sunday comics. My ambition is to publish a collection of strips, either "Mitzi McCoy" (1948-1950) or "Kevin the Bold" (1950-1968).

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When do comics enter the public domain?
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Re: When do comics enter the public domain?
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2014, 08:58:29 PM »
If not renewed anything through 1963 is PD.
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Re: When do comics enter the public domain?
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2014, 09:46:01 PM »
Brian,
You will want to read these two topics -
http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/forum/index.php/topic,2452.0.html

Newspaper strips are a very tough nut to crack as JohnC explains here -
http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/forum/index.php/topic,3778.0.html

Good luck in your project,
-Yoc

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