TIL that the works of J.R.R. Tolkien passed into the public domain in NZ and Canada this year (life plus 50 years)… but also won’t for another 20 years in much of Europe, and 40 years in the USA…
#law & #copyright peeps: What on Earth does it mean if someone writes a derivative work here in NZ and then tries to republish it overseas? Or if it is published here and then imported to a different country via the internet or otherwise?
Please retoot so this post finds a person who can answer it!