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Are there any titles you’re looking forward for them to get put into the public domain? Are you excited about any authors specifically? (For those not in the know, copyright expires, and the work gets put into what is known as the “public domain”. The laws around these copyright rules differ between country. So, in some countries, works get put into the public domain 70 years after the author’s death. Though it might be different in your local area.)
And, on a similar note, how well do you feel these books will have aged? Are the books ones that you feel will be controversial or ones that have aged well?
For me, I’m looking forward to a few different books and authors.
I’m looking forward to the book “Mother Courage and Her Children” by Bertolt Brecht. I read it back in college, and I think I’d like to reread it at some point. That’s going to be in the public domain in 2026 (70 year rule).
And the authors I’m looking forward to be in the public domain are Enid Blyton (2038, for 70 years rule) and Agatha Christie (2046, for 70 years rule).
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