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Book Sequels[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Copyright Forum ] [ FAQ ] Posted by CJH on September 08, 2000 at 20:21:36:
Recently I saw a book called the Second Mrs DeWinter, written long after the death of the author, as a sequel to Rebecca. And of course the Gone with the Wind sequel is a famous example of this. How long can books be protected. Perhaps, in the first example the copyright owner permitted the copyright to lapse or gave permission. In the Gone with the Wind case, I am sure the copyright owner will keep it as long as possible. What is the longest possible time a copyright can be held? GWTW was published in 1936. How about a book published today? (I am not interested in writing a sequel. I was hoping somebody else would be able to though).
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