What would be F. Scott Fitzgerald's reaction to this?
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel “The Great Gatsby” is now in the U.S. public domain, meaning writers can mine the characters and plot for their own purposes without having to ask permission. The N.Y. Times says: Expect new adaptations — including a graphic novel and a zombie version. This is the famous last line of the novel:
What else to expect? “The Gay Gatsby,” by B.A. Baker, and, in the tradition of “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” “The Great Gatsby Undead,” by Kristen Briggs. (From the promotional copy: “Gatsby doesn’t seem to eat anything, and has an aversion to silver, garlic and the sun, but good friends are hard to come by.”)
In the U.S. anything that is more than 95 years old enters the public domain - (works of art not people). What else entered the public domain on January 1st 2021? Ernest Hemingway’s "In Our Time", and Franz Kafka’s "The Trial" (in the original German), silent films featuring Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton, and music ranging from the jazz standard "Sweet Georgia Brown" to songs by Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, W.C. Handy, and Fats Waller.See a fuller list HERE.
Canadian public domain is life plus fifty years, compared to many other countries where it is life plus 70 years (beyond the death of the creator). The U.S. has varying copyright time periods because of changing laws.
Here is yesterday's progress on the multiple exposure technique. The first image is Niagara Falls' Dogwoods in the Spring, then the Charles Daly Park Weeping Willow in the Autumn, and the big November snow fall, Vineland. The last image was taken yesterday - looking out the window at the lilac stems towards the house next door. In this image, one can clearly see the lacey effect of the multiple exposures.
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