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Moved from speedy. Not so clear case. http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/1997/08/22/97-22338/copyright-restoration-of-works-in-accordance-with-the-uruguay-round-agreements-act-list-identifying Yann (talk) 17:47, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
Delete It arguably has a US copyright, as it was filed for copyright restoration (a formality for our purposes, but a definitive statement). It also arguably has a UK copyright; w:Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 is a little confusing, since it says that pre-1957 UK films are protected as dramatic works or photographs, not films, but since it was based off a novel by Ethel Lina White (1876–1944), I assume it would be covered by her copyright. TCM credits w:Sidney Gilliat (1908-1994) and w:Frank Launder (1906-1997) as screenwriters, and their articles mention them writing for this movie, so whoever would be considered the "author" for legal purposes, I think it's got a long time to go. (Hitchcock didn't die young either.)--Prosfilaes (talk) 06:12, 28 July 2011 (UTC)- Delete As for UK the w:Copyright Duration Directive (93/98/EEC) amended the copyright act of 1988:"Films are protected for 70 years from the death of the last of the following people to die [Art. 2(2)]: the principal director, the author of the screenplay, the author of the dialogue and the composer of music specifically created for use in the cinematographic or audiovisual work." Including works that had entered public domain before 1993 (as this film had). --Nedergard (talk) 11:48, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
Deleted. Jim . . . . Jameslwoodward (talk to me) 14:19, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
