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General Category => Comic Related Discussion => Topic started by: BrianCollins on March 02, 2014, 04:04:49 PM

Title: When do comics enter the public domain?
Post by: BrianCollins 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).

Thanks

Title: Re: When do comics enter the public domain?
Post by: narfstar on March 02, 2014, 08:58:29 PM

If not renewed anything through 1963 is PD.

Title: Re: When do comics enter the public domain?
Post by: Yoc 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