Re: Copyright of Choreography

Terry Carroll <carroll[_at_]tjc.com> writes
>
> On Fri, 9 May 1997, Robert Cumbow <cumbr[_at_]perkinscoie.com> wrote:
> >
> > Terry Carroll <carroll[_at_]tjc.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > the 1989 Kate Bush song "The Sensual World" was inspired by, and
> > > initially included as lyrics, the Molly Bloom monologue from James
> > > Joyce's "Ulysses."
> >
> > The whole thing?
>
> I don't honestly know. I'd always assumed it was just a portion, and
> then substantially paraphrased to fit the meter and rhyme of the song.
> However, since Kate changed the lyrics prior to publication, we'll
> probably never find out (although I think the copyright has since
> lapsed; if so, and if this was a particularly pet project, Kate could
> now reissue it with the original lyrics).

Isn't James Joyce one of those who lapsed and are now back in copyright?

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