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		kopirgan 33 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Standard Ebooks: Public Domain Day 2026 in Literat... Does the movie Maltese Falcon too enter public domain?

robin_reala 33 days ago [–]

There are two (1931 and 1941), but no: a movie is its own work. It’s the same with translations.

kopirgan 33 days ago | [–]

Thanks.

Was referring to the Bogart version.

robin_reala 33 days ago | | [–]

It’ll arrive in the US public domain in 2037, so a little wait.

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