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Post by horsemen4ever on Jan 7, 2013 11:24:48 GMT -5
It has to be public domain, there is no way anyone that the rights to the story would allow a movie in which they are witch hunters or something like that to be made?
Are all fairy tales public domain, if so I have some ideas for a Goldilocks and the Three Bears movie.
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Post by DrBackflipsHoffman on Jan 7, 2013 11:29:27 GMT -5
The iPod and Led Zeppelin are all public domain, too. You should pool all your resources into putting them in the Goldilocks movie.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Jan 7, 2013 11:33:04 GMT -5
A quick search shows that Hansel and Gretel was published in 1812. That is very comfortably in the public domain.
Goldlilocks and the Three Bears was first published in 1837. Also comfortably in the public domain.
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Post by Red Impact on Jan 7, 2013 12:00:05 GMT -5
Anything before 1923 is in the public domain. After that, it's the life of the author +70 years, unless it's corporate owned. Then there are other rules.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2013 12:20:16 GMT -5
Anything before 1923 is in the public domain. After that, it's the life of the author +70 years, unless it's corporate owned. Then there are other rules. Yet Green Lantern somehow still got made. Pakow, pa-tew!
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Jan 7, 2013 14:19:51 GMT -5
Anything before 1923 is in the public domain. After that, it's the life of the author +70 years, unless it's corporate owned. Then there are other rules. Isn't "Happy Birthday" non-public domain even though it's from the 1800's (I think)?
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Post by OGBoardPoster2005 on Jan 7, 2013 14:23:36 GMT -5
Does that mean I can make an adaptation of "Great Expectations" done in the style of an action film? Starring Bruce Willis as the Convict, Helen Mirren as Miss Havisham, and Chris Hemsworth as Pip.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2013 14:24:03 GMT -5
Anything before 1923 is in the public domain. After that, it's the life of the author +70 years, unless it's corporate owned. Then there are other rules. Isn't "Happy Birthday" non-public domain even though it's from the 1800's (I think)? It wasn't copyrighted until 1935. It won't expire until 2030 according to WB, who bought the company that registered the copyright.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Jan 7, 2013 14:30:52 GMT -5
Some of the Public Domain stuff annoys me. J M Barrie gave the copyright of Peter Pan to Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. Now because a certain amount of time has gone by, that hospital could lose out on a lot of revenue.
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Post by THE Baldy Kendrick on Jan 7, 2013 14:32:40 GMT -5
I believe all of the Grimm fairy tales are public domain. However, elements that belong to other published versions of them are subject to copyright. You can make a Hansel and Gretel movie, but if you make them witch hunters, Paramount will sue you. You can make a movie about the Princess and the Frog, but if you set it in 1920s New Orleans, Disney will sue you.
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Post by Non Banjoble Tokens on Jan 7, 2013 14:34:14 GMT -5
Witch Hunters isn't even the only Hansel & Gretel adaptation that's coming out. There's also this. ;D
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Post by Red Impact on Jan 7, 2013 14:45:21 GMT -5
Some of the Public Domain stuff annoys me. J M Barrie gave the copyright of Peter Pan to Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. Now because a certain amount of time has gone by, that hospital could lose out on a lot of revenue. Is it still making them a lot of money? After a while, copyrights just lose most of their value
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Jan 7, 2013 14:53:50 GMT -5
Some of the Public Domain stuff annoys me. J M Barrie gave the copyright of Peter Pan to Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. Now because a certain amount of time has gone by, that hospital could lose out on a lot of revenue. Is it still making them a lot of money? After a while, copyrights just lose most of their value IIRC, they are not allowed to disclose how much revenue they receive from the name as it was part of the agreement when they received the copyright (or something along those lines). But I did read somewhere (although this was a couple of years ago) they still make a decent amount of money from it.
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Post by AFN: Judge Shred on Jan 7, 2013 15:42:22 GMT -5
Does that mean I can make an adaptation of "Great Expectations" done in the style of an action film? Starring Bruce Willis as the Convict, Helen Mirren as Miss Havisham, and Chris Hemsworth as Pip. It has already been remade with zombies, so go for it.
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Post by Brood Lone Wolf Funker on Jan 7, 2013 17:34:46 GMT -5
Does that mean I can make an adaptation of "Great Expectations" done in the style of an action film? Starring Bruce Willis as the Convict, Helen Mirren as Miss Havisham, and Chris Hemsworth as Pip. It has already been remade with zombies, so go for it. Your thinking of Pride and Prejudice, Great Expectations was redone with werewolves
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Post by Red Impact on Jan 7, 2013 18:44:22 GMT -5
Is it still making them a lot of money? After a while, copyrights just lose most of their value IIRC, they are not allowed to disclose how much revenue they receive from the name as it was part of the agreement when they received the copyright (or something along those lines). But I did read somewhere (although this was a couple of years ago) they still make a decent amount of money from it. Now that I think of it, I imagine Disney probably still gets them a pretty penny, considering that they still actively use the property.
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Post by Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie on Jan 7, 2013 18:56:48 GMT -5
why would it matter whether a story is public domain or not?
the money paid towards it?
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Post by Cyno on Jan 7, 2013 18:59:01 GMT -5
If a story is public domain, you can pretty much do whatever the hell you want with it.
If it isn't, then you need to permission from the copyright holder(s), as well as pay them royalties.
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Post by AFN: Judge Shred on Jan 7, 2013 22:29:57 GMT -5
It has already been remade with zombies, so go for it. Your thinking of Pride and Prejudice, Great Expectations was redone with werewolves No I am not(I have that book, I know better). www.pipandthezombies.com/
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2013 0:22:11 GMT -5
Didn't Disney appeal from Mickey Mouse being public domain?
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