Re: copyright and "The Jungle Book"

On Mon, 15 May 2000, Terry Carroll <carroll[_at_]tjc.com> wrote:
>
> [Disney released "Jungle Book" 11 years after US copyright expired,
> not the year after ]
>
> I was actually hoping that this had been an accurate anecdote -- I would
> have liked to have used it in the copyright class that I'm teaching this
> summer. I just verified the dates to be sure, and noted that they didn't
> add up.

OK, armed with "Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters" and a pocket calculator, I believe I have two more such anecdotes:

1. Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" published in 1865; U.S. copyright expired 56 years later at end of 1921. Walt Disney begins producing film "Alice's Wonderland" in 1923, starring a live actress combined with animated figures.
2. Carlo Collodi's "Pinnochio" published in 1880 and 1883; U.S. copyright expired 56 years later at end of 1939. Disney releases animated feature film "Pinnochio" on February 7, 1940.

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