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When a work's copyright expires, it enters the public domain. The following is a list of works that entered the public domain in 2011. Since laws vary globally, the copyright status of some works are not uniform.

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Entered the public domain in countries with life + 70 years

With the exception of Belarus & Spain (which has a copyright term of Life + 80 years for creators that died before 1987), a work enters the public domain in Europe 70 years after the creator's death, if it was published during the creator's lifetime. [1] [2] The list is sorted alphabetically and includes a notable work of the creator that entered the public domain on January 1, 2011.

NamesCountryBirthDeathOccupationNotable work
J.-H. Rosny aîné Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of France.svg  France 		17 February 185611 February 1940Author Les Xipéhuz and The Death of the Earth
Walter Benjamin Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 15 July 189226 September 1940Philosopher The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
E. F. Benson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 24 July 186729 February 1940Writer, archeologist Mapp and Lucia series: Queen Lucia , Miss Mapp
John Buchan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 26 August 187511 February 1940Writer, politician List of works by John Buchan
Pedro de Alcântara Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 15 October 187529 January 1940
Mikhail Bulgakov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 15 May 189110 March 1940Writer Heart of a Dog
Jan F. E. Celliers Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 12 January 18651 June 1940WriterDie Vlakte en ander gedigte
Louis Fles Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 19 October 187224 May 1940Businessman, authorHitler, hervormer of misdadiger?
Walter Hasenclever Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 8 July 189022 June 1940Poet, playwright The Son
Verner von Heidenstam Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6 July 185920 May 1940WriterFolkunga Trädet
John A. Hobson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 6 July 18581 April 1940Economist List of works by John A. Hobson
Paul Klee Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 18 December 187929 June 1940Artist Paul Klee Notebooks
Jan Kubelík Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 5 July 18805 December 1940Composer
Selma Lagerlöf Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 20 November 185816 March 1940Writer, teacher Gösta Berling's Saga
George Lansbury Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 22 February 185920 May 1940Politician, editorWhat I Saw in Russia
Philip Francis Nowlan Flag of the United States.svg  United States 13 November 18881 February 1940Author Armageddon 2419 A.D.
Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 12 February 186518 January 1940Writer The End of the 19th Century , Hymn to Nirvana
Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao Flag of India.svg  India 2 November 18651 January 1940Writer Works
Silvestre Revueltas Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 31 December 18995 October 1940Composer Homenaje a Federico García Lorca
Anton Hansen Tammsaare Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 30 January 18781 March 1940Writer Truth and Justice ,
Menno ter Braak Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 26 January 190214 May 1940WriterHet nationaal-socialisme als rancuneleer
Leon Trotsky Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 7 November 187921 August 1940Marxist theorist List of books by Leon Trotsky
Édouard Vuillard Flag of France.svg  France 11 November 186821 June 1940Artist The Seamstress

Entered the public domain in countries with life + 50 years

In most countries of Africa and Asia, as well as Belarus, Bolivia, Canada, New Zealand, Egypt and Uruguay; a work enters the public domain 50 years after the creator's death.

NamesCountryBirthDeathOccupationNotable work
Chris van Abkoude Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6 November 18802 January 1960Writer, Novelist Pietje Bell
Lady Cynthia Asquith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 27 September 188731 March 1960Author and editor This Mortal Coil
Eric Temple Bell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		7 February 188321 December 1960Mathematician and science fiction writer
Albert Camus Flag of France.svg  France 7 November 19134 January 1960Philosopher, author The Stranger
Victor Rousseau Emanuel Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2 January 18796 April 1960Author
John Russell Fearn Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 5 June 190818 September 1960Author
Elsie J. Oxenham Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 25 November 18809 January 1960Children's novelist Abbey Series of books
Eden Phillpotts Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 4 November 186229 December 1960Author, poet and dramatist The Farmer's Wife
Nevil Shute Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 17 January 189912 January 1960Aeronautical engineer, novelist On the Beach
Victor Sjöström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 20 September 18793 January 1960Film director, actor The Phantom Carriage
Dadasaheb Torne Flag of India.svg  India 13 April 189019 January 1960Film director Shree Pundalik

Entering the public domain in countries with life + 80 years

Spain (for creators that died before 1987), Colombia and Equatorial Guinea have a copyright term of life + 80 years. The list is sorted alphabetically and includes one notable work that entered the public domain on 1 January 2011 for each creator.

List of authors
NamesCountryBirthDeathOccupationNotable work
Thomas Bulch Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 30 December 186213 November 1930ComposerMemories of England
Henry Creamer Flag of the United States.svg  United States 21 June 187914 October 1930Composer, lyricist
Charles Derennes Flag of France.svg  France 4 August 188227 April 1930Author, essayist and poet
Arthur Conan Doyle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 22 May 18597 July 1930Author and physician The Lost World , Sherlock Holmes

Entering the public domain in the United States

In the United States, the copyright status of works extends for the life of the author or artists, plus 70 years. [3] [4] If the work is owned by a corporation, then the copyright extends 95 years. [5]

Due to the passing of the Copyright Term Extension Act (Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act) in 1998, no new works would enter the public domain in this jurisdiction until 2019. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "EU Extends Copyright Term To 70 Years | Billboard". Billboard.biz. 2011-09-12. Archived from the original on 2013-01-06. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  2. ↑ Directive 2006/116/EC
  3. ↑ "What Could Have Entered the Public Domain | Duke University School of Law".
  4. ↑ "One Hundred Fifth Congress of the United States of America - At the second session - An Act To amend the provisions of title 17, United States Code, with respect to the duration of copyright, and for other purposes" (PDF). Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  5. ↑ "LibGuides: Copyright at Cornell Libraries: Copyright Services".
  6. ↑ "United States Copyright Law". Archived from the original on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
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