On Sun, 1 Aug 1999, Jeroen Hellingman <jehe[_at_]kabelfoon.nl> wrote:
>
> I can't remember the details, but in the 70ties a christmas movie
> fell into the public domain, and because of that, it got played
> again, and people got interested in it again...
I don't know of a 70s movie but I think what you're referring to is "It's a Wonderful Life" which went into Public Domain in the 70s. Because it was free, tv stations played it over and over and over and built up new demand. Ted Turner colorized it and then took out a copyright on that version.
Carol Cricow
<carol[_at_]yujean.com>
"There are more valid facts and details in works of art than there are in history books." Charlie Chaplin Received on Mon Aug 02 1999 - 16:07:38 GMT
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