2007 in public domain

none When a work's copyright expires, it enters the public domain. The following is a list of works that entered the public domain in 2007. Since laws vary globally, the copyright status of some works are not uniform. Entered the public domain in countries with life + 70 years With the exception of Belarus (Life + 50 years) and Spain (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.http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/publishing/eu-extends-copyright-term-to-70-years-1005348552.story EU Extends Copyright Term To 70 Years | Billboard Billboard.biz 2011-09-12 2014-01-07 2013-01-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20130106035644/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/publishing/eu-extends-copyright-term-to-70-years-1005348552.story dead Directive 2006/116/EC The list is sorted alphabetically and includes a notable work of the creator that entered the public domain on January 1, 2007. Names Country Birth Death Occupation Notable work James Churchward United Kingdom 1851 02 27 dmy 1936 01 04 dmy occult writer. The Lost Continent of Mu, the Motherland of Men, The Children of Mu Ramón del Valle-Inclán Spain 1866 10 28 dmy 1936 01 05 dmy dramatist, novelist. El marqués de Bradomín. Coloquios románticos (The Marquis of Bradomin. Romantic meetings), Bohemian Lights Mateiu Caragiale Romania 1885 03 25 dmy 1936 01 17 dmy novelist, poet. Craii de Curtea-Veche (Rakes of the Old Court), Remember Rudyard Kipling United Kingdom 1865 12 30 dmy 1936 01 18 dmy novelist, poet, short-story writer. The Jungle Book, The Second Jungle Book Elizabeth Robins Pennell United States 1855 02 21 dmy 1936 02 07 dmy art critic, biographer, memoirist, travel writer. Nights: Rome & Venice in the Aesthetic Eighties, London & Paris in the Fighting Nineties Rahel Sanzara Germany 1894 02 09 dmy 1936 02 08 dmy novelist. Das verlorene Kind (The Lost Child), Die glückliche Hand Lidia Veselitskaya Russia 1857 03 17 dmy 1936 02 23 dmy novelist, short-story writer, memoirist, translator. Mimi's Marriage, Mimi at the Springs, Mimi Poisons Herself Mikhail Kuzmin Russia 1872 10 18 dmy 1936 03 01 dmy musician, novelist, poet. Wings, Alexandrian Songs A. de Herz Romania 1887 12 15 dmy 1936 03 09 dmy playwright, poet, short-story writer. Păianjenul (The Spider), Noaptea Învierii (Resurrection Night) Marguerite Durand France 1864 01 24 dmy 1936 03 16 dmy journalist, pamphlet writer. founder of the newspaper La Fronde (The Sling) A. E. Housman United Kingdom 1859 03 26 dmy 1936 04 30 dmy classical scholar, poet. A Shropshire Lad, Last Poems Robert E. Howard United States 1906 01 22 dmy 1936 06 11 dmy sword and sorcery writer. The Hour of the Dragon, Worms of the Earth M. R. James United Kingdom 1862 08 01 dmy 1936 06 12 dmy ghost story writer, medievalist, antiquarian. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Karl Kraus Austria 1874 04 28 dmy 1936 06 12 dmy essayist, playwright, poet, satirist. Die letzten Tage der Menschheit (The Last Days of Mankind), Literatur oder man wird doch da sehn (Literature, or You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet) G. K. Chesterton United Kingdom 1874 05 29 dmy 1936 06 14 dmy mystery writer, philosopher, lay theologian, apologist. The Napoleon of Notting Hill, The Man Who Was Thursday Maxim Gorky Russia 1868 03 28 dmy 1936 06 18 dmy novelist, playwright, poet, short-story writer. The Life of Klim Samgin, The Artamonov Business Donald Maxwell United Kingdom 1877 04 14 dmy 1936 07 25 dmy travel writer, illustrator. regular illustrator for the newspapers The Graphic and Church Times F. J. Harvey Darton United Kingdom 1878 09 22 dmy 1936 07 26 dmy literary historian, novelist, publisher. The Story of English Children's Books in England: Five Centuries of Social Life, Alibi Pilgrimage Mourning Dove United States 1884 dmy 1936 08 08 dmy Western novelist, folklore writer. Cogewea, Coyote Stories Grazia Deledda Italy 1871 09 27 dmy 1936 08 15 dmy novelist. After the Divorce, Canne al vento (Reeds in the wind) Federico García Lorca Spain 1898 06 05 dmy 1936 08 19 dmy playwright, poet. The Butterfly's Evil Spell, The Billy-Club Puppets Juliette Adam France 1836 10 04 dmy 1936 08 23 dmy novelist, memoirist. Mes premières armes littéraires et politiques, Mes sentiments et nos idées avant 1870 J. Slauerhoff Netherlands 1898 09 15 dmy 1936 10 05 dmy novelist, poet. Het verboden rijk (The forbidden kingdom), Oost-Azië (East Asia) Stefan Grabiński Poland 1887 02 26 dmy 1936 11 12 dmy horror writer. Z Wyjątków. W Pomrokach Wiary (Exceptions: In the Dark of Faith), Na Wzgórzu Róż (On the Hill of Roses) Luigi Pirandello Italy 1867 06 28 dmy 1936 12 10 dmy dramatist, novelist, poet, short-story writer. The Late Mattia Pascal, Six Characters in Search of an Author Frances Garnet Wolseley, 2nd Viscountess Wolseley United Kingdom 1872 09 15 dmy 1936 12 24 dmy gardening writer. Gardening for Women, Women on the Land Kristína Royová Slovakia 1860 08 18 dmy 1936 12 27 dmy novelist, poet. Bez Boha na svete (Without God in the world), Bludári (Heretics) John Cornford United Kingdom 1915 12 27 dmy 1936 12 28 dmy poet. Full Moon At Tierz Miguel de Unamuno Spain 1864 09 29 dmy 1936 12 31 dmy classics scholar, novelist, playwright, philosopher. Abel Sánchez: The History of a Passion, Mist 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 Wickham Steed United Kingdom 1871 10 10 dmy 1956 01 13 dmy historian, journalist. Hitler Whence and Whither?, The Meaning of Hitlerism Sheila Kaye-Smith United Kingdom 1887 02 04 dmy 1956 01 14 dmy novelist. Joanna Godden, The End of the House of Alard H. L. Mencken United States 1880 09 12 dmy 1956 01 29 dmy cultural critic, essayist, satirist. The American Language, The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche A. A. Milne United Kingdom 1882 01 18 dmy 1956 01 31 dmy novelist, playwright, poet. Winnie-the-Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner Edmund Clerihew Bentley United Kingdom 1875 07 10 dmy 1956 03 30 dmy humorist, mystery novelist, poet. Trent's Last Case, Trent's Own Case Arthur Talmage Abernethy United States 1872 10 10 dmy 1956 05 15 dmy poet, theologian. The Hell You Say!: A Novel, The Jew a Negro; Being a Study of the Jewish Ancestry from an Impartial Standpoint Max Beerbohm United Kingdom 1872 08 24 dmy 1956 05 20 dmy caricaturist, humorist, novelist, parodist. Zuleika Dobson, The Happy Hypocrite Ion Călugăru Romania 1902 02 14 dmy 1956 05 22 dmy novelist, short-story writer. Copilăria unui netrebnic (The Childhood of a Ne'er-do-well), Oțel și pîine (Steel and Bread) Walter de la Mare United Kingdom 1873 04 25 dmy 1956 06 22 dmy children's writer, horror writer. Memoirs of a Midget, Collected Stories for Children Nicos Nicolaides Greece 1884 04 03 dmy 1956 06 24 dmy dramatist, short-story writer, painter. To Stravoxylo (The Peevish Fellow), O Skelethras Diegimata B (The Skeleton Short Stories'. Book 2) Gottfried Benn Germany 1886 05 02 dmy 1956 07 07 dmy essayist, poet. Morgue und andere Gedichte (Morgue and other Poems), Doppelleben (Double Life) Giovanni Papini Italy 1881 01 09 dmy 1956 07 08 dmy novelist, short-story writer, philosopher. Gog, Il crepuscolo dei filosofi (The Twilight of the Philosophers) Jackson Pollock United States 1912 01 28 dmy 1956 08 11 dmy Painter Bertolt Brecht Germany 1898 02 10 dmy 1956 08 14 dmy playwright, poet. The Threepenny Opera, The Flight Across the Ocean Michael Ventris United Kingdom 1922 07 12 dmy 1956 09 06 dmy classics scholar, philologist. Documents in Mycenaean Greek, Introducing the Minoan Language A. L. Zissu Romania 1888 01 25 dmy 1956 09 06 dmy dramatist, essayist, novelist, polemicist. Nu există cult mozaic (No Such Thing as a Mosaic Religion), Calea Calvarului (The Path of Calvary) Hans Carossa Germany 1878 12 15 dmy 1956 09 12 dmy novelist, poet. Stella Mystica, Ungleiche Welten (Unequal Worlds) Pío Baroja Spain 1872 12 28 dmy 1956 10 30 dmy novelist. The Tree of Knowledge, Memorias de un Hombre de Acción (Memories of a Man of Action) B. R. Ambedkar India 1891 04 14 dmy 1956 12 06 dmy economist, political writer, journal writer. Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development, The Buddha and His Dhamma Arthur Grimble United Kingdom 1888 06 11 dmy 1956 12 13 dmy travel writer, memoirist. A Pattern of Islands, Return to the Islands Robert Walser Switzerland 1878 04 15 dmy 1956 12 25 dmy novelist, poet, short-story writer. Jakob von Gunten, The Assistant Entering the public domain in the United States 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.http://www.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2012/pre-1976 What Could Have Entered the Public Domain | Duke University School of LawS.505 - One Hundred Fifth Congress of the United States of America at the Session Session. An act to amend the provisions of title 17, United States Code, with respect to the duration of copyright, and for other purposes https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/s505.pdf U.S. Copyright Office If the work is owned by a corporation, then the copyright extends 95 years.https://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm https://web.archive.org/web/20090626030245/http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm dead June 26, 2009 Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States | Copyright Information Center Due to the passing of the Copyright Term Extension Act (Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act) in 1998, works never registered or published before January 1, 1978, and whose authors died before 1937 entered the public domain in this jurisdiction on January 1, 2007.https://www.copyright.gov/pr/pdomain.html Certain Unpublished, Unregistered Works Enter Public Domain United States Copyright Office 2003-01-13 2026-04-21 Other works would not enter the public domain here until 2019.http://www.pdinfo.com/Copyright-Law/Copyright-Law.php United States Copyright Law 2012-06-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20140801121535/http://www.pdinfo.com/Copyright-Law/Copyright-Law.php 2014-08-01 dead See also 1906 in literature and 1956 in literature for deaths of writers Public Domain Day Creative Commons References External links Winnie the Pooh, the Public Domain and Winnie’s Canadian Connection Category:Public domain by year Public domain