It was very likely not-for-profit, but just the fact of "for sale" when it's trademarked characters being written about without licensed permission sets off that "DANGER, WILL ROBINSON!" voice in my head.
We're taking a moment ... and we're done.
Oz ,'Chosen'
Buffy and Angel 1: BUFFYNANGLE4EVA!!!!!1!
Is it better the second time around? Or the third? Or tenth? This is the place to come when you have a burning desire to talk about an old episode that was just re-run.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 24, 2008 2:38:40 pm PDT #5778 of 10469
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Tamara - Mar 24, 2008 2:42:07 pm PDT #5779 of 10469
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
I'm not sure why anyone would actually think it was ok to do. Are people really that clueless?
Don't answer that.
Fred Pete - Mar 25, 2008 4:51:47 am PDT #5780 of 10469
Ann, that's a ferret.
The link now goes to "Item not available."
Aims - Mar 25, 2008 5:09:48 am PDT #5781 of 10469
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Are The Wizard of Oz books et al public domain, owned by the Baum estate, owned by Turner/WB or what?
Tom Scola - Mar 25, 2008 5:12:41 am PDT #5782 of 10469
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
All of the original Frank L. Baum books are in the public domain.
Aims - Mar 25, 2008 5:15:18 am PDT #5783 of 10469
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Thanks. Ok, then my orginal question of "How did Gregory Maguire get around being sued." has been answered.
So any written publication enters the public domain after 100 years? Provided it is not owned by an estate or summat?
Sparky1 - Mar 25, 2008 5:17:02 am PDT #5784 of 10469
Librarian Warlord
Public domain chart: [link]
So any written publication enters the public domain after 100 years?
Short answer: It depends.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 25, 2008 5:21:26 am PDT #5785 of 10469
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Isn't it basically 75 years after the author's death?
DavidS - Mar 25, 2008 6:03:05 am PDT #5786 of 10469
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The public domain laws have been tweaked in recent years, driven in part by Disney paying a lot of money to keep Mickey Mouse out of the public domain.
Kevin - Mar 31, 2008 4:14:40 am PDT #5787 of 10469
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
So, I was reading this for some reason: [link]
The only highlights are James M being missing several teeth due to people kicking him in the face whilst shooting Dragonball Zeeeee (that shoot is going well, then) and the girl who flew from Ireland to the US to see him play a guitar.