If you believe in the public domain, clap your hands

Posted on November 2, 2023 by John Mark Ockerbloom

Peter Pan debuted on stage in 1904, but the play is not yet public domain. The title character is, due to a 1911 novelization, but the play script, with Peter’s appeal to the audience to clap their hands if they believe in fairies, wasn’t published until 1928. It joins the US public domain in 60 days.

Thanks to much applause for the public domain, another famous character some believed would never join it will get there too. I’ll get to that, and much more, later in my

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1 Response to If you believe in the public domain, clap your hands

  1. Unknown's avatar Paul says:
    November 2, 2023 at 5:02 pm

    @everybodyslibraries.com Whereas in the UK, it will never enter the public domain, due to a special rule created just for that work (royalties have to be paid to a children's hospital if you want to stage a production, make a film etc.)

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